Dell Inspiron 24 5459 and Vostro 24 5450 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.

Driver Id : CJ3TN

Importance : Critical

Version : 2.13.2, 2.13.2 Latest version Recommended version Latest and Recommended version

Release Date : 19 Aug 2020

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. This update addresses the Intel Security Advisories INTEL-SA-00295, INTEL-SA-00320, INTEL-SA-00329, INTEL-SA-00289, INTEL-SA-00317, INTEL-SA-00241, INTEL-SA-00219, INTEL-SA-00220, INTEL-SA-00270, INTEL-SA-00260, and INTEL-SA-00254. A security advisory is a statement when a security vulnerability impacts a product, and a remedy is available for the vulnerability.

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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: Inspiron_24-5459_Vostro_24-5450_2.13.2.exe

File size: 7.13 MB

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

MD5: 705dc709499f5a8ea9be9f9e0a6e8759

SHA1: be862c3dcc0d704e0c595b90a80d7f092f97e089

SHA-256: 49659501dc926beb7ec7cec149e60c379ffd31343247a882623b4d62d5ede2a7

Download .EXE

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: 6 MB

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

MD5: b50483d0146ac7aec6ee2b6d7ec46509

SHA1: 9088266e3274443f39079042cefe449d7cbb44bf

SHA-256: dfceb891abf5883f37d279d97cca8b26c8d6b83dd1da1fc993b45a56ba6fc65f

Download .RCV

Fixes & Enhancements

- Firmware updates to address the Intel Security Advisory INTEL-SA-00295 (CVE-2020-0536, CVE-2020-0539, and CVE-2020-0545).
- Firmware updates to address the Intel Security Advisory INTEL-SA-00320 (CVE-2020-0543).
- Firmware updates to address the Intel Security Advisory INTEL-SA-00329 (CVE-2020-0548 and CVE-2020-0549).
- Firmware updates to address the Intel Security Advisory INTEL-SA-00289 (CVE-2019-11157).
- Firmware updates to address the Intel Security Advisory INTEL-SA-00317 (CVE-2019-14607).
- Firmware updates to address the Intel Security Advisory INTEL-SA-00241 (CVE-2019-0169, CVE-2019-11104, CVE-2019-11090, CVE-2019-0168, CVE-2019-11087, CVE-2019-11101, CVE-2019-11106, and CVE-2019-11147).
- Firmware updates to address the Intel Security Advisory INTEL-SA-00219 (CVE-2019-0117).
- Firmware updates to address the Intel Security Advisory INTEL-SA-00220 (CVE-2019-0123).
- Firmware updates to address the Intel Security Advisory INTEL-SA-00270 (CVE-2019-11135).
- Firmware updates to address the Intel Security Advisory INTEL-SA-00260 (CVE-2019-0154).
- Firmware updates to address the Intel Security Advisory INTEL-SA-00254 (CVE-2019-0185).
- Fixed the issue where some security settings in the BIOS setup are set to the default value. This issue occurs when the RTC reset is performed when there is an admin password.

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.

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 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.

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:\ Inspiron_5459_X.Y.Z.exe
Where C is the drive letter of the USB device where the executable file is located and Inspiron_5459_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.

Updating the BIOS from DOS with UEFI boot mode enabled (Non-Windows users, Load Legacy Option Disabled)

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 bootable DOS USB drive.
2. Power on the system and then go to BIOS Setup by pressing the F2 key.
3. Go to General > Boot Sequence > Boot > Boot List Option.
4. Change UEFI to Legacy of Boot List Option.
5. Go to Exit > Save Changes and reboot system.
6. Press F12 and then select USB Storage Device and boot to the DOS prompt.
7. Run the file by typing the file name.
8. The system restarts automatically and updates the BIOS at the system startup screen. After the BIOS update is complete, the system restarts again.
9. Go to BIOS Setup by pressing the F2 key and go to General > Boot Sequence > Boot > Boot List Option.
10. Change Legacy to UEFI Boot Option.
11. Go to Exit > Save Changes and reboot the system.

Dell Inspiron 24 5459 and Vostro 24 5450 System BIOS

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