Dell XPS 12 bios update stuck. Edit: computer is working, problem with EC

Hi all,
The touch screen stopped responding. On several forums a bios update was suggested.
Tried to update from A06 with the new one A07 from the dell web site.
My model is the 9Q33.
The bios update procedure is stuck in the programming EC stage at 43% for over a day now.
I don't want to unplug the machine and wait for the battery to discharge because it will probably brick out the machine.
Any suggestions?
Edit: Having stuck at 43% I decided to unplug the machine and wait for it to shut down. It run out of power and it turned off. Thankfully the machine was working fine and the bios had been update successfully.
Looking at the event viewer there was an error saying that the EC (embedded controller) has not responded on time or something similar. And it also said that probably the bios does not communicate the EC correctly.
Therefore as far as I can say the EC firmware is not updated correctly.
Is this a problem and what should I do?
P.S. The touch screen worked again after several restarts

I had the exact same problem with the same model computer while attempting to update to BIOS A07 as "recommended" on the Dell support web site.. About 2 hours into the update, my system was reporting 28% complete and appeared totally frozen. Even the clock had stopped updating in the lower right corner of the screen.
Another 2 hours later, it was at 43%. Eventually it got to 71% complete, but stayed there without advancing for 10 hours or so. I called tech support. They advised me to shut down the computer. It would not shut down. So following the step by step direction from tech support on the phone, I removed the bottom panel of the computer and unplugged the internal battery to get the computer to shut down.
When I rebooted, the BIOS screen reported that BIOS version A07 had indeed been installed. Now, however, my computer hangs every time I attempt to boot from a fully powered down condition. If I force a shut down and then restart, it starts fine.
Removing the video driver and using the Microsoft generic video driver resolves the problem -- the computer boots just fine. Unfortunately, I can't run the generic driver because I need to support external monitors...
If anyone out there has BIOS version A07 running on a 9Q33 and has no trouble booting from after a full system shutdown, I'd like to know what version of the video driver you are running. I have tried several different driver versions without success.
(Also, I might note that I am very grateful to Dell's tech support for walking me through the process of recovering from the stalled BIOS update, even though my system is beyond its warranty.)
EDIT -- PARTIAL SOLUTION (or at least a more complete diagnosis of the problem...)
My computer will boot correctly after shutdown when I disable "Fast Startup" in Windows. This is frustrating, tho, since fast startup is supposed to be important features of windows 8 (and 8.1, which I am running).
So it seems possible that the current intel video driver on the Dell web site may be incompatible with fast startup after installing BIOS A07 with Windows 8.1. Either that, or there is some other software on my computer that interacts with the video driver that causes the incompatibility with fast startup.
Again, I make this conclusion based on the following observations:
1) my computer boots just fine after shutdown with "fast startup" enabled if I remove the intel video driver and use the microsoft generic video driver
2) it boots just fine after shutdown with the intel video driver installed, but fast startup disabled.
3) the computer consistently hangs on boot after a shutdown if the video driver is installed and fast startup enbled.
4) the computer boot fine after "restart" (rather than "shutdown") no matter what -- but this is because "restart" circumvents fast startup even when fast startup is enabled!
Here is a link that shows nicely how to disable fast startup in windows.
http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/6320-fast-startup-turn-off-windows-8-a.html
(BTW, my video driver is Intel HD Graphics Family 10.18.10.3574 -- the latest currently available on the dell web site. I also tried a more recent version -- something like 10.18.10.3910; can't remember exactly -- and had the same problem).
Again, anyone who has BIOS A07 working on a 9Q33 with Windows 8.1 and fast-startup enabled, I'd love to know the version of your video driver. Thanks!
EDIT #2: PART OF A LARGER PROBLEM
Turns out my computer won't wake from any sort of sleep or hibernate unless the video driver is disabled. Turning off "fast startup" solved my boot problems only because "shutdown" is a form of hibernation when "fast startup" is enabled. Thus, the problem has been waking from hibernation all along...
My problem is getting far afield from this thread, so I have started a new one.
http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/laptop/f/3518/t/19620659
EDIT #3: Downgrading to BIOS A06 resolved the problem. See details in new thread (follow link on line above this one.)

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