Download Files
File Format: This file format consists of a BIOS Recovery image file. This file is used for the System BIOS Recovery process to recover a system from a corrupted BIOS.
File Name: BIOS_IMG.rcv
File size: 40.7 MB
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5: 63ec8c66fc5b1791a866c03ad9081506
SHA1: 0d78d026bae645237ec02fe004ef2baddac5f863
SHA-256: 7db39adab714c964423e462216741fe1f5e5589068f71a2bf78712091ca45b36
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: Alienware_m15_R7_1.5.2.exe
File size: 40.71 MB
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5: 8b76e82cbd70b0acb95c3b5734bc33ac
SHA1: 54fec19b28c4f580af40d2e659bdb1e4da2baceb
SHA-256: 2c8fe30d61bcfa047eda3e07639b73b47cec2148c50cb1f1413972268fb28c47
Fixes & Enhancements
Fixes:
- Firmware updates to address security vulnerabilities.
- Fixed the issue where Intel Smart Sound Technology displays yellow exclamation mark in Device Manager.
- Fixed the issue where the system stops responding or displays Windows error message when it is the Hibernate mode.
- Fixed the issue where the system fails to boot through HTTPS boot process.
- Fixed the issue where auto recovery happens twice when trying to perform BIOS auto recovery.
- Fixed the issue where the system measures inconstant value in SMBIOS table.
Enhancements:
- Enabled Dynamic Boost feature to support 25 W in the Game Mode on systems with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti GPU.
Important Information
- Once the BIOS is upgraded, you cannot downgrade the BIOS EXE/Recovery (RCV) to versions earlier than 1.0.1 due to restrictions. BIOS downgrades are restricted when there are security updates and important fixes with earlier versions that impact the functionality of the system.
- BIOS updates take no more than 5 minutes to be installed on your system. You can install the updates in the background while using the system.
Supported Operating Systems
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.
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.
Applies to
Alienware m15 R7 system BIOS