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PowerEdge 1950, BIOS, 2.7.0
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Version

2.7.0, 2.7.0

Release date

23 Aug 2012

Download Type

System BIOS

Category

BIOS

Importance

Urgent
Dell Technologies highly recommends applying this important update as soon as possible. The update contains critical bug fixes and changes to improve functionality, reliability, and stability of your Dell system. It may also include security fixes and other feature enhancements.
Available formats
File Format: Update Package for MS Windows 32-Bit
File Name: PE1950_BIOS_WIN_2.7.0.EXE
File Size: 5.52 MB
This is a large file. Depending on your connection speed, it may take some time to download.
Format Description:
Dell Update Packages (DUP) in Microsoft Windows 32bit format have been designed to run on Microsoft Windows 64bit Operating Systems. Dell Update Packages (DUP) in Microsoft Windows 64bit format will only run on Microsoft Windows 64bit Operating Systems. When selecting a device driver update be sure to select the one that is appropriate for your operating system.
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5:
1426f4c78e4fde0127f8a47f8871e9e9
SHA1:
c59ae89dc0346897992ace83c4da98f17dc2f757
SHA-256:
04b4139ef995de206a55cb44c219e36b66c7ca3c82ace6728684cd7d20bf9f93
File Format: One or more self extracting disk images inside of a self extracting zip
File Name: PE1950-020700CBIOS.exe
File Size: 673.93 KB
This is a large file. Depending on your connection speed, it may take some time to download.
Format Description:
This file contains a compressed (or zipped) set of files. Download the file to a folder on your hard drive, then double-click it to unzip the set of files. Follow the instructions to complete the installation.
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5:
925f9c933a12cb24a1da99e6d700ed91
SHA1:
fe7a34d14ad37b511bbecd00ebca852140432db7
SHA-256:
8b9dbffb0cefb9a3612bf22f71848994d0aff5640dbd874b47adf84f90430225
File Format: A GnuPG file which contains a cryptographic signature
File Name: PE1950_BIOS_LX_2.7.0.BIN.sign
File Size: 194 Bytes
This is a large file. Depending on your connection speed, it may take some time to download.
Format Description:
The GnuPG signature for Red Hat Linux Update Package can be used to authenticate Dell's identity in the correlated Red Hat Linux Update Package.
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5:
d089331f4f908eb103883ea77c2fa75c
SHA1:
e5bee12927dea7ba88c5d7502129f132536f4479
SHA-256:
b1fe9ff903897ac47b9508294aaa314cb973df2170e83c58d0e0fb4192e9ce2e
File Format: Raw BIOS executable file - will NOT be repackaged regardless of Repackaging Options
File Name: PE1950-020700C.exe
File Size: 572.57 KB
This is a large file. Depending on your connection speed, it may take some time to download.
Format Description:
This file format consists of a BIOS-executable file. To use it, download the file and copy it to a DOS-bootable USB flash drive, then boot the system to the USB flash drive and run the program.
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5:
969b5e28c3b37ea44cc784fbd165f0b2
SHA1:
8306c328957fb723784141d483d09ee28f83ef5b
SHA-256:
519e8ad905fe4bce0a83ee478e60f25820f4738f4f3e2795b898766145239bbc
File Format: External release notes
File Name: PE1950-020700BIOS.txt
File Size: 12.36 KB
This is a large file. Depending on your connection speed, it may take some time to download.
Format Description:
This file format contains plain text which can be viewed with a standard text editor.
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5:
1aeb76e0967101cea41b5e153e78bdb7
SHA1:
df9d5327c952b3fa32f56f6fd04fc19629ffa30b
SHA-256:
ad48909d15509eadf60518fcbffab83ebb007e222a0ea99b28b3cc15c3a058a4
File Format: Update Package for Red Hat Linux
File Name: PE1950_BIOS_LX_2.7.0.BIN
File Size: 3.86 MB
This is a large file. Depending on your connection speed, it may take some time to download.
Format Description:
Dell Update Packages for Linux can be used as stand-alone applications that ensure that specific validation criteria are met, then apply an update.
Note: Update Packages for Linux are open source. See the Dell Update Packages for Linux Readme for details.
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5:
89c495ac6f67182d449ca7813b1eef65
SHA1:
7a3dfbaaad2b2cad3f87761a098f3611c0397ce0
SHA-256:
0df8d4f084ae0ba44436805fde899912e3a7ae96154a9fceef12c65ee89b9c69

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