Posted May 10, 2017 I work for an electronics recycler, I'm trying to refurbish a Riverbend systems Custom Dell R220 server, it has it's own Riverbend face plate and Custom Bios it seems, but to get into the bios it requires a password, I was wondering if there was any way to flash the bios with a normal Dell bios or if it's worth anything at all as it its with a locked down Bios? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 10, 2017 How about running a bios update in windows? [GUIDE] LGA 771 Mod for Dell Vostro 220 [GUIDE] LGA 775 BSEL Mod [BUILD] The Mighty Radeon-Powered Dell [VIDEO] Evolution of Intel CPUs Can you game on an 8-year-old i7? Is the 4-year-old GTX 660 still relevant? Upgrading the HP Pro 3500 Main Rig: Spoiler CPU Intel Core i7 4930k @ 4.3GHz | Motherboard ASUS P9X79 Deluxe | RAM Hynix 32GB (8x4GB) 2133MHz CL11 | GPU Gigabyte GTX 980Ti G1 Gaming | Case NZXT Phantom 410 | Storage Samsung 850EVO 500GB, Seagate Barracuda 2TB | PSU Cooler Master G650M (650W) | Monitors x1 Dell U2515H, x2 Dell 1907FP | Cooling Noctua NH-D14 w. x2 NF-F12 iPPC-2000 PWM | Keyboard Logitech G610 ORION BROWN | Mouse Logitech Performance MX | OS Microsoft Windows 10 Pro x64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 10, 2017 Generally there's a jumper on the board that you need to jump to override the bios password, check the manual. Then it should just be a matter of flashing it to whatever is in dells website. That may not be a custom BIOS though, many BIOSes allow you to change the splash picture. ******If you paste in text into your post, please click the "remove formatting" button for night theme users.****** CPU- Intel 6700k OC to 4.69 Ghz GPU- NVidia Geforce GTX 970 (MSI) RAM- 16gb DDR4 2400 SSD-2x500gb samsung 850 EVO(SATA) Raid 0 HDD- 2tb Seagate Case- H440 Red w/ custom lighting Motherboard - MSI Z170 Gaming A OS- Windows 10 Mouse- Razer Naga Epic Chroma, Final Mouse 2016 turney proKeyboard- Corsair k70 Cherry MX brown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 10, 2017 Author I'd have to build it in windows with no guarantee that it would work, I already put new drives in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 10, 2017 No you can't just install any bios, the bios needs to be specifically made for that motherboard or you will brick it. NEW PC build: Blank Heaven minimalist white and black PC Old S340 build log "White Heaven" The "LIGHTCANON" flashlight build log Project AntiRoll (prototype) Custom speaker project Spoiler Ryzen 3950X | AMD Vega Frontier Edition | ASUS X570 Pro WS | Corsair Vengeance LPX 64GB | NZXT H500 | Seasonic Prime Fanless TX-700 | Custom loop | Coolermaster SK630 White | Logitech MX Master 2S | Samsung 980 Pro 1TB + 970 Pro 512GB | Samsung 58" 4k TV | Scarlett 2i4 | 2x AT2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 10, 2017 Author 10 minutes ago, bgibbz said: Generally there's a jumper on the board that you need to jump to override the bios password, check the manual. Then it should just be a matter of flashing it to whatever is in dells website. That may not be a custom BIOS though, many BIOSes allow you to change the splash picture. I'm not sure if i changed the right one or what but i changed a jumper on it, it asked for the password, except this time it was a blue text box, i just clicked enter with nothing in it, it said invalid password... and brought me to the bios? This still kinda doesn't solve anything for me because i still can't say it's a full functioning unit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 10, 2017 Author 49 minutes ago, oskarha said: How about running a bios update in windows? It won't boot to any other device other than going into bios. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 10, 2017 Just now, impledob said: It won't boot to any other device other than going into bios. F12 for PXE doesnt work? [GUIDE] LGA 771 Mod for Dell Vostro 220 [GUIDE] LGA 775 BSEL Mod [BUILD] The Mighty Radeon-Powered Dell [VIDEO] Evolution of Intel CPUs Can you game on an 8-year-old i7? Is the 4-year-old GTX 660 still relevant? Upgrading the HP Pro 3500 Main Rig: Spoiler CPU Intel Core i7 4930k @ 4.3GHz | Motherboard ASUS P9X79 Deluxe | RAM Hynix 32GB (8x4GB) 2133MHz CL11 | GPU Gigabyte GTX 980Ti G1 Gaming | Case NZXT Phantom 410 | Storage Samsung 850EVO 500GB, Seagate Barracuda 2TB | PSU Cooler Master G650M (650W) | Monitors x1 Dell U2515H, x2 Dell 1907FP | Cooling Noctua NH-D14 w. x2 NF-F12 iPPC-2000 PWM | Keyboard Logitech G610 ORION BROWN | Mouse Logitech Performance MX | OS Microsoft Windows 10 Pro x64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 10, 2017 Author 1 minute ago, oskarha said: F12 for PXE doesnt work? Nope, no luck there either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 10, 2017 Just now, impledob said: Nope, no luck there either. Remove cmos battery to reset bios? [GUIDE] LGA 771 Mod for Dell Vostro 220 [GUIDE] LGA 775 BSEL Mod [BUILD] The Mighty Radeon-Powered Dell [VIDEO] Evolution of Intel CPUs Can you game on an 8-year-old i7? Is the 4-year-old GTX 660 still relevant? Upgrading the HP Pro 3500 Main Rig: Spoiler CPU Intel Core i7 4930k @ 4.3GHz | Motherboard ASUS P9X79 Deluxe | RAM Hynix 32GB (8x4GB) 2133MHz CL11 | GPU Gigabyte GTX 980Ti G1 Gaming | Case NZXT Phantom 410 | Storage Samsung 850EVO 500GB, Seagate Barracuda 2TB | PSU Cooler Master G650M (650W) | Monitors x1 Dell U2515H, x2 Dell 1907FP | Cooling Noctua NH-D14 w. x2 NF-F12 iPPC-2000 PWM | Keyboard Logitech G610 ORION BROWN | Mouse Logitech Performance MX | OS Microsoft Windows 10 Pro x64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 10, 2017 (edited) You might want to take a look at this http://www.dell.com/support/manuals/us/en/19/poweredge-r220/PER220OMPublication/Disabling-a-forgotten-password?guid=GUID-65F178F4-958A-4FD8-96AF-CCC26AD15B17&lang=en-us And this: http://www.dell.com/support/manuals/us/en/19/poweredge-r220/PER220OMPublication/System-board-jumper-settings?guid=GUID-60BD6540-5BFA-4A17-8F78-78A5B089F6C9&lang=en-us Edited May 10, 2017 by oskarha [GUIDE] LGA 771 Mod for Dell Vostro 220 [GUIDE] LGA 775 BSEL Mod [BUILD] The Mighty Radeon-Powered Dell [VIDEO] Evolution of Intel CPUs Can you game on an 8-year-old i7? Is the 4-year-old GTX 660 still relevant? Upgrading the HP Pro 3500 Main Rig: Spoiler CPU Intel Core i7 4930k @ 4.3GHz | Motherboard ASUS P9X79 Deluxe | RAM Hynix 32GB (8x4GB) 2133MHz CL11 | GPU Gigabyte GTX 980Ti G1 Gaming | Case NZXT Phantom 410 | Storage Samsung 850EVO 500GB, Seagate Barracuda 2TB | PSU Cooler Master G650M (650W) | Monitors x1 Dell U2515H, x2 Dell 1907FP | Cooling Noctua NH-D14 w. x2 NF-F12 iPPC-2000 PWM | Keyboard Logitech G610 ORION BROWN | Mouse Logitech Performance MX | OS Microsoft Windows 10 Pro x64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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