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: Precision_M4600_A17.exe
File size: 5.73 MB
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5: 0aeb8d254b424f7734bbf529806eb0c6
SHA1: 6a31989e9382500b63e1eeff53d4c9ff225609d9
SHA-256: 775ad555deb636dc89ed168a40eecfbafdac907ec950d36df1b5147c4393cbe9
Fixes & Enhancements
- Updated Intel ME Firmware to address security advisory INTEL-SA-00075 (CVE-2017-5689).
Important Information
- If the BIOS version installed on your system is between version A03 and A07, you must first update to BIOS version A08 before installing the latest update.
- If the BIOS version installed in your system is A02 or a version earlier to that, you must first update to BIOS version A03 before installing the latest update.
Supported Operating Systems
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:\ Precision_M4600_X.Y.Z.exe
Where C is the drive letter of the USB device where the executable file is located and Precision_M4600_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.