Download Files
File Format: This file format consists of a BIOS-executable file. To use it, download the file and copy it to a DOS-bootable USB flash drive, then boot the system to the USB flash drive and run the program.
File Name: Precision_5520_1.16.0.exe
File size: 9.73 MB
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5: 702f467b391f31d293499ffd913aa398
SHA1: 158da2661d20c35cee36033e672ece21c2f46bd5
SHA-256: 3733fc7015fb463e80762a4f3047d8d64efa821502d5aaebf015cfa60ebe93a3
Fixes & Enhancements
Fixes:
- Fixed the issue where the touchpad does not work when systems with Windows 7 operating system resumes from sleep mode.
- Fixed the issue where the TPM option disappears from the BIOS setup menu intermittently.
Enhancements:
- Reduces Deferred Procedure Call (DPC) latency for real-time task performance enhancement, such as audio playback.
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 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 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 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