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 3668, and 3268 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 contains the Dell system BIOS update for Dell Inspiron 3668, and 3268 systems that run the 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 the Intel security advisories INTEL-SA-00233 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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Inspiron_3668_3268_1.12.0.exe | 5.95 MB
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File Format: CPG BIOS Executable for Windows/DOS
File Name: Inspiron_3668_3268_1.12.0.exe
File Size: 5.95 MB
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:
8dc5ef68e9df15e62e37f668cd44fdb6
SHA1:
99b1465a2914973cb79631fcdeefdeaacfe9e335
SHA-256:
97420b584245def1c9ae4b1c47c9885589b2fa857378d14ff05cc3ced1e4c65c

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Fixes & Enhancements

Fixes:
- Firmware updates to address security advisories INTEL-SA-00233 (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, and CVE-2019-0093).

Enhancements:
- Not Applicable.
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Version

1.12.0, 1.12.0

Release date

17 May 2019

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.

Additional details

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It is recommended that you do not power off the system until the process of updating the BIOS is completed.
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Dell Inspiron 3668
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.
Note 2: Do not turn off the power or interrupt the BIOS update process during the update.

Download and Installation
1. Click Download File, to download the file.
2. Click Save to save the file to your hard drive.
3. Browse to the location where you downloaded the file and double-click the new file.
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.
Note 2: Do not turn off the power or interrupt the BIOS update process during the update.

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 Update in the section.
6. Click Flash from file to browse the USB drive to locate the downloaded file.
7. Select the file and click Submit.
8. Verify the existing system BIOS information and the BIOS update information.
9. Click Update BIOS.
10. Review the Warning message and click Confirm Update BIOS! to proceed with the update.
The system restarts and displays a progress bar at the Dell logo screen. The system restarts again when the update is complete.

Need help with BIOS issues?

Find a solution in Dell's BIOS troubleshooting and usage guide.

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