Alienware Area-51m 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 : T31WC

Importance : Critical

Version : 1.2.0, 1.2.0 Latest version Recommended version Latest and Recommended version

Release Date : 31 Jan 2019

Download Type : System BIOS

Category : BIOS

This package contains the Dell system BIOS update and is supported on Alienware Area-51m that runs Windows operating system. BIOS is a firmware 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_Area-51m_1.2.0.EXE

File size: 7.46 MB

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

MD5: 9ef9e5c60625896cc6f191c846ada0c0

SHA1: d3a7eba3b2734d3c349fc378b1a7330d73a7c003

SHA-256: a78228e361a767490b7e0d7ada90c1f2d9190073ad45bc20a52e1c5db1cee8b6

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Fixes & Enhancements

Fixes:
- Fixed the issue where the system does not reflect the charging status immediately when plugged in.
- Fixed the unwanted noise from the speaker that is triggered by using the mute/unmute toggle key on the keyboard.

Enhancements:
- Added the CPU overclock option in BIOS settings.
- Added the Intel Hyper Thread Control option in BIOS settings.
- Supports Alienware On Screen Display (OSD) application version 1.3.1.0.
- Improved the power management feature to balance the CPU performance, power consumption, and thermal management.

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.
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.

Alienware Area-51m System BIOS

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Fixes & Enhancements

Compatible Systems

Supported Operating Systems

Installation instructions

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