PowerEdge M420 BIOS
PowerEdge M420 BIOS
| Release Date: | 1/31/2013 |
| Importance: | Recommended |
| Version: | 1.3.5 |
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Description
PowerEdge M420 BIOS
Level of Importance:Recommended
Dell recommends applying this update during your next scheduled update cycle. The update contains feature enhancements or changes that will help keep your system software current and compatible with other system modules (firmware, BIOS, drivers and software).
Important Information
None
Compatibility
| Systems Enterprise Servers M420 | Operating Systems Not Applicable |
Applies to
- PEM420 BIOS
Fixes & Enhancements
* Updated Authenticated Code Module (ACM)
* Updated memory reference code
* Updated processor reference code
* Updated chipset reference code
* Updated Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 product family microcode for C1 stepping to 00000619
* Updated Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 product family microcode for C2 stepping to 0000070D
* Added Windows 2012 support
* Updated BIOS to support TCG Physical Presence Interface Specification version 1.2
* Increased the speed of the System Setup launch process
* Enhanced the iDRAC virtual mouse performance in pre-boot GUIs such as System Setup and Lifecycle Controller
* Enabled display of CPLD version information in BIOS setup
* Added UEFI boot support for Ubuntu
* Added support to allow PCI Memory Mapped I/O allocation above 4 GB
* Improved handling of storage devices without a native UEFI driver
* Updated DIMM types used in power budget calculation to include LRDIMMs
* Changed default option for the Memory Operating Mode for all Memory Configurations to "Optimizer"
* Increased system memory speeds for Memory Configurations with all slots in a channel populated and when the System Profile in BIOS setup is set to "Performance" mode or Memory Frequency in the "Custom" mode is set to Memory Maximum Performance
* Increased system memory speeds for 1600 MT/s DDR3L RDIMMS when one or two slots in a channel are populated.
* Enabled entering System Setup (F2 hotkey) on a boot where a one-time Service Partition Boot has been requested
* Added new power management option "Collaborative CPU Performance Control" in the System Profile settings.
* Added new power limiting option "Logical Processor Idling" in the Processor Settings
Installation Instructions
Dell Update Package Instructions for DRMK
Download
1. Click the "Download Now" link to download the file.
2. If the Export Compliance Disclaimer window appears, click the "I agree" link if you accept the agreement.
3. When the File Download window appears, click "Save" to save the file to your hard drive.
Installation
NOTE: You must provide a DOS bootable media, such as a USB key. This executable file does not create the DOS system files.
1. Browse to the location where you downloaded the file.
2. Update the name of the file to DOS recognizable format (8.3). If you do not update the filename to 8.3 format, the filename will be truncated to 8.3 format.
3. Copy the file to the bootable device.
4. Boot the system to DOS by using the bootable device.
5. Run the executable under DOS. Follow the instructions provided by the flash utility.
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Dell Update Package Instructions for EFI
Download
1. Click the "Download Now" link to download the file.
2. If the Export Compliance Disclaimer window appears, click the "I agree" link if you accept the agreement.
3. When the File Download window appears, click "Save" to save the file to your hard drive.
Installation
You can update the BIOS using a UEFI shell bootable media, such as a USB key.
1. Copy the file to the bootable device with UEFI shell.
2. Boot the system to UEFI shell by using the bootable device.
3. Run the executable (.efi) under the UEFI shell. Follow the instructions provided by the flash utility.
You can also load this executable directly from BIOS Boot Manager without a UEFI shell bootable media.
1. Copy the file to a USB device
2. Plug in the USB device and press F11 during POST to enter BIOS Boot Manager
3. Navigate to the System Utilities menu and select BIOS Update File Explorer
4. Select the USB device and navigate through the directory contents to find the executable (.efi)
5. Launch the executable and follow the instructions provided by the flash utility.
Checksum
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MD5:
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311cb75d804c1077303d77a48b2986a3
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M420_BIOS_YJWH8_LN32_1.3.5.BIN.sign
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SHA1:
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c3e09da7c4ce7d056282ddc91a44921c35ac52fb
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M420_BIOS_YJWH8_LN32_1.3.5.BIN.sign
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SHA-256:
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67d2d2473f48148a42ed899b778bc1db290b93d8b376080be1b8624beeefedba
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M420_BIOS_YJWH8_LN32_1.3.5.BIN.sign
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