Alienware Aurora R8 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.

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Driver Id : TH5PP

Importance : Critical

Version : 1.0.17, 1.0.17 Latest version Recommended version Latest and Recommended version

Release Date : 07 Oct 2021

Download Type : System BIOS

Category : BIOS

This package contains the Dell system BIOS update. BIOS is a firmware package that is embedded on a small memory chip on the system board. It controls the keyboard, monitor, disk drives, and other devices.

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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: Alienware_Aurora_R8_1.0.17.exe

File size: 7.81 MB

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

MD5: c4d80ae88d6c5f608cbfca83ffe48a1b

SHA1: 1a0928afd9e54ade0edfd6c9c92c65e0b70ca673

SHA-256: b737b9fcd0278a22cacd4dd2e0e9f2d8bff8a0e0c1fd0cad92cf4484854deb01

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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: 14.19 MB

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

MD5: 381fd07c544f096739a73e9f6f4c5d31

SHA1: e8681a23c86c84db2726504c1fb5697269001461

SHA-256: d3d8fa72b869c0b28f27641876af914afe8d3675f2077ff697e599c73c86b533

Download .RCV

Important Information

- Once the BIOS is upgraded, you cannot downgrade the BIOS EXE/Recovery (RCV) to versions earlier than 1.0.3 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.

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.
5. The system restarts automatically and updates the BIOS at the system startup screen. After the BIOS update is complete, system restarts again.

Alienware Aurora R8 System BIOS

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