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.
Dell Latitude 5290 2-in-1 System BIOS
Restart required Installed This file was automatically installed as part of a recent update. If you are experiencing any issues, you can manually download and reinstall.This package contains the Dell system BIOS update. 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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Fixes & Enhancements
Fixes:
- Fixed the issue where the system stops responding when you hot swap a Dell dock that is connected to an external monitor.
- Fixed the issue where the system does not resume from sleep mode. This issue occurs when you undock the system from either a Dell WD15 or Dell TB16 docking station with USB power share enabled.
- Fixed the issue where Dell Dock WD15 loses power when connected to a system with low battery.
- Fixed the issue with some processors not supporting Turbo Boost.
- Fixed the WLAN connection issue that occurs when Secure Digital (SD) card is disabled in the BIOS setup.
- Fixed the issue where an incomplete warning message is displayed when you connect an incompatible docking station.
Enhancements:
- Updated the Thermal Algorithm for performance.
- Enhanced the supportability for BIOS attribute management through Windows Management Instrumentation service.
- Replaces the Absolute Software service from Computrace to Absolute Persistence Module service.
- Enhanced SMM Security Mitigation feature.
- Updated the Embedded Controller Engine firmware.
- Reduces the amount of peak current that flows from a power source that is connected to the USB Type-C port.
Read More- Fixed the issue where the system stops responding when you hot swap a Dell dock that is connected to an external monitor.
- Fixed the issue where the system does not resume from sleep mode. This issue occurs when you undock the system from either a Dell WD15 or Dell TB16 docking station with USB power share enabled.
- Fixed the issue where Dell Dock WD15 loses power when connected to a system with low battery.
- Fixed the issue with some processors not supporting Turbo Boost.
- Fixed the WLAN connection issue that occurs when Secure Digital (SD) card is disabled in the BIOS setup.
- Fixed the issue where an incomplete warning message is displayed when you connect an incompatible docking station.
Enhancements:
- Updated the Thermal Algorithm for performance.
- Enhanced the supportability for BIOS attribute management through Windows Management Instrumentation service.
- Replaces the Absolute Software service from Computrace to Absolute Persistence Module service.
- Enhanced SMM Security Mitigation feature.
- Updated the Embedded Controller Engine firmware.
- Reduces the amount of peak current that flows from a power source that is connected to the USB Type-C port.
Version
1.5.1, 1.5.1
Release date
13 Dec 2018
Download Type
System BIOS
Category
BIOS
Importance
RecommendedDell Technologies recommends applying this update during your next scheduled update cycle. The update contains changes to maintain overall system health. It ensures that the system software remains current and compatible with other system modules (firmware, BIOS, drivers, and software) and may include other new features.
Available formats View Important Information
File Format: CPG BIOS Executable for Windows/DOS
File Name: Latitude_5290_2In1_1.5.1.exe
File Size: 13.59 MB
This is a large file. Depending on your connection speed, it may take some time to download.
Format Description:
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.
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5:
786d970466969a914ca3ffc0283710ac
SHA1:
6fdc4d232559452b745e1869263b400f8c1c62fc
SHA-256:
6c0dbdcc49d2953ac2022c64ce24f58851228a2cb00768cb8bd538d654732230
File Format: External release notes
File Name: PebbleCreekMLK_1.5.1_ReleaseNotes.txt
File Size: 6.85 KB
This is a large file. Depending on your connection speed, it may take some time to download.
Format Description:
This file format contains plain text which can be viewed with a standard text editor.
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5:
7204174a19b4c771eb0ebdb8b6b6631c
SHA1:
95b421e2ee1276d1022c41df6e39d933e07e8e5e
SHA-256:
6b818f4bc78a8c11edca52b0247f2a9f6ed1fabf94b1cfe4f662c0141b67430a
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Important Information
Once BIOS is updated, you cannot downgrade BIOS EXE/Recovery (RCV) to the version before 1.1.3.
Applies to
DELL Latitude 5290 2-IN-1
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.
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.
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