Do not turn off your computer or disconnect from the power source while updating the BIOS as this could harm your computer. During the update, your computer will restart and you may briefly see a black screen.

Before updating, please read the installation instructions and important information noted below.

Dell Inspiron 3179 System BIOS

Restart required AUTO INSTALLED This file was automatically installed as part of a recent update. If you are experiencing any issues, you can manually download and reinstall.
This package provides the Dell System BIOS update and is supported on Dell Inspiron 3179 for Windows Operating System.
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Fixes & Enhancements

Fixes
- Updated UEFI variable input validation.
- Updated the handling of 3rd party Option ROM loading.
- Updated SPI flash command configuration settings.
- Updated Intel ME Firmware to address security advisory INTEL-SA-00086 (CVE-2017-5705 & CVE-2017-5708)
- Updated to the latest CPU microcode to address CVE-2017-5715 and associated Intel Reboot issue.

Enhancements
- Not Applicable.
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Version

1.4.0, 1.4.0

Release date

08 May 2018

Download Type

System BIOS

Category

BIOS

Importance

Critical
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.
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File Format: CPG BIOS Executable for Windows/DOS
File Name: Inspiron_3179_1.4.0.exe
File Size: 6.31 MB
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. The Universal (Windows/MS DOS) format can be used to install from any Windows or MS DOS environment.
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5:
21e1bdbb440844cfa8c1695bca785c21
SHA1:
d86112dcfe78e2d8f082ecaebc9bed5a60b5cd32
SHA-256:
ff5f02b8ac8ec32c0fa39458c18a33d7679569ce70ec89d362a34bb6bcd7d617

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1. Please flash BIOS 1.0.7 first while your BIOS version is 1.0.6 or previous version.
2. BIOS can't be rollback to 1.0.6 or previous versions from 1.1.0.
BIOS Recovery 2
Inspiron 11-3179
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1. Click Download File to download the file.
2. When the File Download window appears, click Save to save the file to your hard drive.
Run the BIOS update utility from Windows environment
1. Browse to the location where you downloaded the file and double-click the new file.
2. Windows System will auto restart and update BIOS while system startup screen.
3. After BIOS update finished, system will auto reboot to take effect.
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Note 1: Please make sure you suspend BitLocker encryption before updating BIOS on a BitLocker enabled system.
If you don't enable BitLocker on your system you can ignore it.

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