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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: Precision_5520_1.3.3.exe
File size: 9.81 MB
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5: 1cafca3df1ca38cb7552973e6cd62625
SHA1: 4dce3f1996b2992fc05663bc134104a47ae68e9c
SHA-256: 03e0212164dc69f146c65e7f31443a7a1e15bce1bff000b327609c1c7afb977e
Fixes & Enhancements
- Updated the Intel ME Firmware to address security advisory INTEL-SA-00075 (CVE-2017-5689).
Important Information
Once the BIOS is updated, you cannot downgrade it to a version before 1.3.3.
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.
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 DOS (Non-Windows users)
Note 1: Before updating the BIOS, ensure that you suspend BitLocker encryption on a BitLocker-enabled system. If it 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.
Installation
Note: You must provide a bootable USB drive. This executable file does not create the DOS system files.
1. Copy the downloaded file to a bootable USB drive.
2. Power on the system and then Press the F12 key.
3. Select USB Storage Device and boot to the DOS prompt.
4. Run the file by typing following command. For example:
C:\ Precision_5520_X.Y.Z.exe
Where C is the drive letter of the USB device where the executable file is located and Precision_5520_X.Y.Z.exe is the name of the downloaded file.
The system restarts automatically and updates the BIOS at the system startup screen. After the BIOS update is complete, system restarts again.
Applies to
Precision 5520 System BIOS