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October 3rd, 2020 15:00

optiplex 390 bios

I just got an i7 3700 and i would like to know what bios updates would I need to apply for it to work on my Optiplex 390

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October 4th, 2020 01:00

390 power supply does not support 77W  I7 3770

Chipset H61 seems to.

https://dl.dell.com/FOLDER01836613M/1/390-win7-A01-V499W.CAB

https://dl.dell.com/FOLDER01836831M/1/390-win7-A01-V499W.xml?uid=63525dd2-12ea-4e7e-2bbb-2ab9f6401926&fn=390-win7-A01-V499W.xml

 

ALL drivers are in a cab file

 

No guarantee the Bios microcode is up to date.

A14 seems to be the latest

https://dl.dell.com/FOLDER05052945M/1/O390-A14.exe

You cannot jump from A00 to A14 in one step.

 

 

    • Description Version
      Dell OptiPlex 390 System BIOS
      This package contains the BIOS update for Dell OptiPlex 390 that runs Windows and DOS operating systems. BIOS is a firmware that is embedded on a small memory chip on the computer's system board. It controls the keyboard, monitor, disk drives and other devices. This package contains update for CPU microcode to address Intel Security Advisory INTEL-SA-00115 (CVE-2018-3639 and CVE-2018-3640). The package also updates to the latest CPU microcode to address CVE-2017-5715.More details
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      Dell OptiPlex 390 System BIOS
      This package provides the BIOS Update on the Dell OptiPlex 390 running the following Operating system: Windows and DOS.More details
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      Dell Optiplex 390 System BIOS
      This package provides the BIOS Update on the Dell OptiPlex 390 running the following Operating system: Windows and DOS.More details
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      Dell OptiPlex 390 System BIOS, A02
      This package contains the Dell system BIOS update for OptiPlex 390 system. BIOS is a firmware that is embedded on a small memory chip on the computer's system board. It controls the keyboard, monitor, disk drives and other devices. This update includes the latest CPU microcode, Intel Management Engine Firmware and fixes the issue where the hard drive doesn’t get detected.More details
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      Dell OptiPlex 390 System BIOS, A01
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January 29th, 2025 22:26

Hello dear DELL community !

There is an interesting phenomenon that occurs with the A14 version:
(this problem occurs only in UEFI mode, there was no such problem in Legacy BIOS mode),
given 2 data carriers:
1 SSD connected to the internal SATA port, Windows 11, with no secure boot , with VeraCrypt boot loader, and
1 external USB SSD with Windows 10 x64 22H2.
In the BIOS, I set the primary boot device, the default OS on the external SSD, so that when waking up the machine with remote Wake On LAN, the OS can boot from scratch without a password.
Then the OS booted last as F12 "One" Time boot device automatically overwrites the primary boot device permanently, instead of a one-time boot selection. I was able to leave the machine in legacy mode with the OS booted under TrueCrypt and then reboot the machine remotely from there, and the external SSD set in the BIOS would automatically boot, but now, in UEFI mode, I definitely have to boot locally to the external SSD so that I can still access it remotely after leaving the machine at home, for example, after an unexpected power outage. I ask the community to release a fixed A15 revision for this machine if possible!

But I would be even happier with an official DELL fix, considering that this definitely looks like a somewhat major bug that is easily reproducible. Just try out yourself if you don't trust me !

Thank you very much !

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