Dell OptiPlex XE3 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 : XWRNM

Importance : Critical

Version : 1.2.17, 1.2.17 Latest version Recommended version Latest and Recommended version

Release Date : 20 Oct 2018

Download Type : System BIOS

Category : BIOS

This package contains the Dell system BIOS update and is supported on Dell OptiPlex XE3Tower, OptiPlex XE3 Small Form Factor that runs 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 package fixes the issue where system may reboot continuously after restoring custom setting on an Intel Platform Trust Technology supported system. The package contains update for Intel Manageability Engine Firmware 12.0.6.1120 to address security advisories INTEL-SA-00142 (CVE-2018-3659), INTEL-SA-00125 (CVE-2018-3655), Intel-SA-00141 (CVE-2018-3657, CVE-2018-3658 and CVE-2018-3616) and Intel-SA-00131 (CVE-2018-3643 and CVE-2018-3644). For more information regarding fixes and enhancements click View full driver details.

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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_XE3_1.2.17.exe

File size: 20.24 MB

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

MD5: 7f76204e6e755453abf70150e1a2e1b3

SHA1: 2bef365068c10a1928fc451ac37be9c3cf47a734

SHA-256: 64f3d10a4753afb61707e6b9523e62b441ae25e7710522a761483968f1b8c753

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Fixes & Enhancements

Fixes:
- Addressed the issue where system may reboot continuously after restoring custom setting on an Intel Platform Trust Technology supported system.
- Addressed the issue where KVM session might disconnect when performing Diagnostics Network test in ePSA.
- Addressed the issue where PCIex16 slot cannot detect PCIe device when AC recovery is set to Power on.
- Addressed the issue where system could not boot to operating system with certain USB device connected.
- Addressed the intermittent issue where system may not boot to operating system with Intel Dual Band Wireless AC 9560 when Bluetooth is disabled in setup menu.
- Fixed a potential issue with binary image measurement using the Linux UEFI shim boot loader.
- Updated Intel Manageability Engine Firmware 12.0.6.1120 to address security advisories INTEL-SA-00142 (CVE-2018-3659), INTEL-SA-00125 (CVE-2018-3655), Intel-SA-00141 (CVE-2018-3657, CVE-2018-3658 and CVE-2018-3616) and Intel-SA-00131 (CVE-2018-3643 and CVE-2018-3644)
- Addressed the issue where system may freeze intermittently with combination of additional video port and discrete graphics card.
- Fixed the issue where system fails to boot when the HDD protection application is installed, and HDD protection is enabled in BIOS.
Note: This fix is applicable only if you have ordered HDD protection along with your system.

Enhancements:
- Updated Intel Reference Code to v7.0.35.42.
- Updated Intel Power Management Controller Firmware to 300.2.11.1015.
- Updated Intel graphic VBIOS to 9.2.1014 version.
- Updated Intel GOP driver to 9.0.1079 version.
- Improved Thunderbolt 3 PCIe card compatibility and stability.
- Enhanced PCIe compatibility.

Installation instructions

Updating the BIOS through Windows
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.
3. Browse to the location where you downloaded the file and double-click the new file.
The system automatically restarts and updates BIOS during the system startup screen. After BIOS update is complete, the system reboots again.

Updating the BIOS from the BIOS Boot Menu (independent of operating system)
Ensure that you suspend BitLocker encryption before updating BIOS on a BitLocker enabled system. If you do not enable BitLocker on your system you can ignore it.
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. Confirm the Existing System BIOS Information and the BIOS Update Information are as expected.
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 on the Dell logo screen as the BIOS update is being performed. The system restarts again when the Flash update is complete.

Dell OptiPlex XE3 System BIOS

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