Alienware m15/m17 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 : 3TV4X

Importance : Critical

Version : 2.1.1, 2.1.1 Latest version Recommended version Latest and Recommended version

Release Date : 25 Jun 2019

Download Type : System BIOS

Category : BIOS

This package contains the Dell system BIOS update for Alienware m15 and m17 systems that run the Windows 10 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. This update addresses the Intel security advisories INTEL-SA-00233 and INTEL-SA-00213. The security advisory is an official statement when a product is impacted by a security vulnerability and a remedy is available.

Download Files

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_m15_m17_2.1.1.exe

File size: 7.89 MB

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

MD5: b049c0f516f27b618652b560cbadb8de

SHA1: 0c600994c3393633acb9b9411a0b8ab9c5680d53

SHA-256: a034419d300da1298a5564018a7f9e61c24a19f283f26c48b153ed0de7cf2ffb

Download .EXE

File Format: This file format consists of a BIOS Recovery image file. This file is used for the System BIOS Recovery process to recover a system from a corrupted BIOS.

File Name: BIOS_IMG.rcv

File size: 11.19 MB

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

MD5: fc84247ed9456f9c0b6839169b4b8bc6

SHA1: c560061dac9d19d4568adbf711b2f33feec6833f

SHA-256: 97620c14a4d11cb9f53100d1f7081ce8fb021040505fa1ab4e54a964faec378c

Download .RCV

Fixes & Enhancements

Fixes:
- Firmware updates to address security advisories INTEL-SA-00233(CVE-2018-12126,CVE-2018-12127,CVE-2018-12130 and CVE-2019-11091).
- Firmware updates to address security advisory INTEL-SA-00213 (CVE-2019-0090, CVE-2019-0086, CVE-2019-0091, CVE-2019-0093 and CVE-2019-0098).
- Fixed the issue where incorrect memory information reflects during diagnostics.
- Fixed the issue where the brightness of organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panel increases when system resumes from sleep mode.

Enhancements:
- Not Applicable.

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.

Updating the BIOS from BIOS Boot Menu (independent of operating system)

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.

Installation
1. Copy the downloaded file to a USB drive. The USB drive does not need to be bootable device.
2. Insert the USB drive into any USB port.
3. Power on the system.
4. At the DELL logo screen, press F12 to access the one-time boot menu.
5. Select BIOS Update in the section.
6. Click Flash from file to browse the USB drive to locate the downloaded file.
7. Select the file and click Submit.
8. Verify the existing system BIOS information and the BIOS update information.
9. Click Update BIOS.
10. Review the Warning message and click Confirm Update BIOS! to proceed with the update.
The system restarts and displays a progress bar at the Dell logo screen. The system restarts again when the update is complete.

Alienware m15/m17 System BIOS

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Fixes & Enhancements

Important Information

Compatible Systems

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