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: XPS_15_9560_1.7.1.exe
File size: 10.35 MB
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5: f289bf5074000925e4cec037bb30803f
SHA1: 1e6015d56c8ae07245b3c382b217ea57c9bc0c55
SHA-256: cb60288132aa703712d297fde8b87fed7fb3529952cc5acfd2608dc513133d51
Fixes & Enhancements
- Update to the latest CPU microcode to address CVE-2017-5715 and associated Intel Reboot issue.
Important Information
- Once the BIOS is updated, you cannot downgrade it to a version before 1.7.1.
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:\ XPS_9560 _X.Y.Z.exe
Where C is the drive letter of the USB device where the executable file is located and XPS_9560 _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.