Firstly i tried the dell drivers and download tab, i download the exe for it. i opened it but nothing happened. so then i went to my Alienware updates support. and clicked check. said i had a bios update i click update and it just said failed!
If everything works fine there's no need to update your BIOS. However, if you still want to update it regardless I would suggest using the method below:
Updating the BIOS from BIOS Boot Menu (independent of operating system)
Note 1: Before updating the BIOS, ensure that you suspend BitLocker encryption on a BitLocker-enabled system. If BitLocker is not enabled on your system, you can ignore this step. For information about how to disable BitLocker, see How to Enable or Disable BitLocker with TPM in Windows at support.dell.com. Note 2: Do not turn off the power or interrupt the BIOS update process during the update. Note 3: Your system requires a restart after installing the BIOS. The restart can be deferred but must be completed to ensure that the update is installed.
Installation 1. Copy the downloaded file to a USB drive. The USB drive does not need to be bootable device. 2. Insert the USB drive into any USB port. 3. Power on the system. 4. At the DELL logo screen, press F12 to access the one-time boot menu. 5. Select BIOS Flash Update in the Other Options section. 6. Click the ... button to browse the USB drive to locate the downloaded file. 7. Select the file and click Ok. 8. Verify the existing system BIOS information and the BIOS update information. 9. Click Begin Flash Update. 10. Review the Warning message and click Yes to proceed with the update. The system restarts and displays a progress during BIOS update. The system restarts again when the update is complete.
I have the R11 with rtx 3060ti and Windows 11 Pro. When I used Dell's executable(BIOS 0.1.0.17 ) from the desktop, it would not run correctly. Decided to use the BIOS update through Windows update. It worked fine. All is well.
The last 2 bios updates I did on my R11 was through Windows option updates downloads and it flashed and updated with no issues. The first was actually a mistake but it was to late to stop it. But yes the proper way is the bios boot menu.
Camwon
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December 6th, 2022 11:00
Firstly i tried the dell drivers and download tab, i download the exe for it. i opened it but nothing happened. so then i went to my Alienware updates support. and clicked check. said i had a bios update i click update and it just said failed!
Vanadiel
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December 6th, 2022 11:00
If everything works fine there's no need to update your BIOS. However, if you still want to update it regardless I would suggest using the method below:
Updating the BIOS from BIOS Boot Menu (independent of operating system)
Note 1: Before updating the BIOS, ensure that you suspend BitLocker encryption on a BitLocker-enabled system. If BitLocker is not enabled on your system, you can ignore this step. For information about how to disable BitLocker, see How to Enable or Disable BitLocker with TPM in Windows at support.dell.com.
Note 2: Do not turn off the power or interrupt the BIOS update process during the update.
Note 3: Your system requires a restart after installing the BIOS. The restart can be deferred but must be completed to ensure that the update is installed.
Installation
1. Copy the downloaded file to a USB drive. The USB drive does not need to be bootable device.
2. Insert the USB drive into any USB port.
3. Power on the system.
4. At the DELL logo screen, press F12 to access the one-time boot menu.
5. Select BIOS Flash Update in the Other Options section.
6. Click the ... button to browse the USB drive to locate the downloaded file.
7. Select the file and click Ok.
8. Verify the existing system BIOS information and the BIOS update information.
9. Click Begin Flash Update.
10. Review the Warning message and click Yes to proceed with the update.
The system restarts and displays a progress during BIOS update. The system restarts again when the update is complete.
Camwon
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December 6th, 2022 11:00
How do i suspend bitlocker?
Vanadiel
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December 6th, 2022 11:00
How are you updating it?
Vanadiel
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December 6th, 2022 11:00
If you have it enabled on your system: Suspend bitlocker
Sparky1964
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December 6th, 2022 15:00
I have the R11 with rtx 3060ti and Windows 11 Pro. When I used Dell's executable(BIOS 0.1.0.17 ) from the desktop, it would not run correctly. Decided to use the BIOS update through Windows update. It worked fine. All is well.
mako64
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December 7th, 2022 06:00
The last 2 bios updates I did on my R11 was through Windows option updates downloads and it flashed and updated with no issues. The first was actually a mistake but it was to late to stop it. But yes the proper way is the bios boot menu.
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