Dell OptiPlex 7050 system BIOS

Restart required

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.

Driver Id : H9C90

Importance : Critical

Version : 1.12.1, 1.12.1 Latest version Recommended version Latest and Recommended version

Release Date : 24 May 2019

Download Type : System BIOS

Category : BIOS

This package contains the Dell system BIOS update for Dell OptiPlex 7050 Tower, OptiPlex 7050 Small Form Factor, and OptiPlex 7050 Micro systems that run Windows operating 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 addresses Intel security advisories INTEL-SA-00223 and INTEL-SA-00213. The security advisory is an official statement when a product is impacted by a security vulnerability and a remedy is available.

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File Format: 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.

File Name: OptiPlex_7050_1.12.1.exe

File size: 17.25 MB

To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.

MD5: 819eabbe937fe513973517c1d63053ec

SHA1: 3125c344718c1f3f3039a77ce8e8e13bd86e69da

SHA-256: 167c1541c88aeee4b32e8714e513beb98f345fdb1c8e98dc54f246ffcb50ecee

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Fixes & Enhancements

Fixes:
- Firmware updates to address security advisories INTEL-SA-00223(CVE-2018-12126, CVE-2018-12127, CVE-2018-12130 and CVE-2019-11091)
- Firmware updates to address security advisory INTEL-SA-00213 (CVE-2019-0086, CVE-2019-0091, CVE-2019-0092, CVE-2019-0093, CVE-2019-0094 and CVE-2019-0096)
- Fixed the issue where the system cannot perform Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) reboot remotely with Dell Command Configure.
- Fixed the issue where the system cannot set hard drive password with Dell Client Configuration Toolkit.
- Fixed the issue where Windows fails to resume from sleep mode, after system is rebooted for the first time.
- Removed the pre-boot Intel RST Manager Optimized Defaults option.

Enhancements:
- N/A

Installation instructions

Updating the BIOS from Windows

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 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.

Download and Installation
1. Click Download File.
2. Click Save to save the file to your hard drive.
3. Browse to the location where you downloaded the file.
4. Double-click the new file.
5. The system restarts automatically and updates the BIOS at the system startup screen. After the BIOS update is complete, system restarts again.

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. You do not need a bootable USB drive.
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 Flash Progress bar at the Dell logo screen. The system restarts again when the Flash update is complete.

Dell OptiPlex 7050 system BIOS

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Fixes & Enhancements

Important Information

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Installation instructions

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