Dell Latitude 7290, 7390, and 7490 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 : 137W1

Importance : Critical

Version : 1.9.3, 1.9.3 Latest version Recommended version Latest and Recommended version

Release Date : 02 May 2019

Download Type : System BIOS

Category : BIOS

This package contains the BIOS update and is supported on Dell Latitude 7290, 7390, and 7490 systems that run the Windows operating system. BIOS is a firmware that is embedded on a small memory chip on the computer's system board. It controls the keyboard, monitor, disk drives and other devices. This update addresses the Intel security advisories INTEL-SA-00185 and INTEL-SA-00191. The security advisory is an official 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_7x90_1.9.3.exe

File size: 10.03 MB

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

MD5: cc521a7dfadb5f15842e55ebde603e6c

SHA1: dc4054b4da53e41036890528fdce827aeee456e5

SHA-256: 7e6b9e091c6fc34f0be2a748687bab68b60f95bb50e16a8e1ac15cef1759fc25

Download .EXE

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

File Name: Latitude_7x90_1.9.3.txt

File size: 10.43 KB

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

MD5: a5c7d46f9b041cfbf2ff298795d2c022

SHA1: 783637b12690db5a59fc660d5daf35b74dba4edb

SHA-256: 0ccd855d2a579440043979334fb24d4dd3ef7b7430cef8cca26d102091b31353

Download .TXT

Fixes & Enhancements

Fixes:
- Fixed the issue where the Thunderbolt dock does not function when WLAN device is disabled.
- Fixed the issue where a non-US language keyboard does not work in the Dell Data Protection Encryption environment.
- Fixed the issue where the TPM setting may be unexpectedly enabled after loading the Custom User Settings in BIOS.
- Fixed the issue where the system does not pass POST when the security boot on dual UEFI mode on the Dell Command Configure tool is enabled.
- Fixed the issue where the system will automatically resume from sleep when USB wake support is enabled.
- Fixed an issue with the Secure Boot Option ROM Signature Verification.
- Firmware updates to address security advisory INTEL-SA-00185 (CVE-2018-12188 CVE-2018-12190 CVE-2018-12191 CVE-2018-12192 CVE-2018-12199 CVE-2018-12198 CVE-2018-12200 CVE-2018-12187 CVE-2018-12196 CVE-2018-12185).
- Firmware updates to address security advisories INTEL-SA-00191(CVE-2018-12201, CVE-2018- 12202, CVE-2018-12203).

Enhancements:
- Supports Dell Dock Station WD19.
- Added BIOS Setup configuration of Intel(R) Active Management Technology.
- Updated the Embedded Controller Engine firmware.
- Updated Intel Video BIOS.
- Updated the Realtek USB LAN firmware.
- Updated the Thermal Algorithm for performance.
- Updated the Power Delivery firmware.

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 file.
4. Click Yes to open the BIOS update utility.
5. Click Update to initiate the update process. A progress bar is displayed.
6. Click Restart to restart the system once the progress bar reaches 100%.
The update process initiates at the Dell logo and an update initiation message is displayed with a progress bar. After BIOS update finishes, system will auto reboot to take effect.

Dell Latitude 7290, 7390, and 7490 System BIOS

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