Dell XPS 15 7590 System BIOS

- Once the BIOS is upgraded, you cannot downgrade the BIOS to version 1.32.0 or earlier. 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.

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 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. 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. 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.