Dell Latitude 5175/5179 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 : FM7P3

Importance : Critical

Version : 1.0.29, 1.0.29 Latest version Recommended version Latest and Recommended version

Release Date : 06 Feb 2018

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-00086 and INTEL-SA-00101. A security advisory is a statement when a product is impacted by a security vulnerability and a remedy is available.

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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: Latitude_5175_Latitude_5179_1.0.29.exe

File size: 12.78 MB

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

MD5: f399dbf7693475183c2bb8d3451c6fac

SHA1: 270b9f7c850cc56f0314d378f019009ea3c2eb87

SHA-256: 572e398d979afe2a6e9a2babff269d410a57443a14a00752e03be5d41ee81662

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File Format: This file format contains plain text which can be viewed with a standard text editor.

File Name: Latitude_5175_Latitude_5179_1.0.29.txt

File size: 11.26 KB

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

MD5: a30abb4b383e2fb5a37457a65bbefa29

SHA1: acceb536c3699378a45f6b5a37ac53202f795315

SHA-256: 62d9fcbc5c16aa4ec1fb987e2a1eea4e4878093aa156338779a3ffc0f11fb2d9

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Fixes & Enhancements

Fixes:
- Updated Intel ME Firmware to address security advisories INTEL-SA-00086 (CVE-2017-5705, CVE-2017-5708, CVE-2017-5711, CVE-2017-5712) and INTEL-SA-00101(CVE-2017-13077, CVE-2017-13078, CVE-2017-13080)

Enhancements:
- Updated the handling of preboot authentication information by firmware.
- Updated the UEFI variable input validation.
- Updated the handling of 3rd party Option ROM loading.
- Updated the SPI flash command configuration settings.
- Updated the latest CPU microcode to address CVE-2017-5715.

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:\ Latitude_5175_X.Y.Z.exe
Where C is the drive letter of the USB device where the executable file is located and Latitude_5175_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 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.

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.
The system restarts automatically and updates the BIOS at the system startup screen. After the BIOS update is complete, the system restarts again.
8. Go to BIOS Setup by pressing the F2 key and go to General > Boot Sequence > Boot > Boot List Option.
9. Change Legacy to UEFI Boot Option.
10. Go to Exit > Save Changes, and reboot the system.

Dell Latitude 5175/5179 System BIOS

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