Dell Inspiron 5481 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 : 7GVNY

Importance : Critical

Version : 2.4.0, 2.4.0 Latest version Recommended version Latest and Recommended version

Release Date : 18 Jul 2019

Download Type : System BIOS

Category : BIOS

This package contains the Dell system BIOS update. It is supported on Dell Inspiron 5481 system that runs the Windows 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. A security advisory is a 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: Inspiron_5481_2.4.0.exe

File size: 8.02 MB

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

MD5: b58e03292323e3608a711101c517cc7c

SHA1: 00e2f67837fa1396117fb6d7956a967dc005246f

SHA-256: 4d5793efbb260092d686e9b3a75d62f1f789738472acb4d30ed76e26e9c967e4

Download .EXE

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

File Name: Inspiron_5481_2.4.0_external.txt

File size: 1.16 KB

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

MD5: 15b1803c1dce0b0ffceecce746207ea2

SHA1: 118da77e5fd5ff62f22f3aa079e0bd0693069fe8

SHA-256: e44d0c28a9659050f5b0caecd07143e7ed10ef61103a32f50f0f0b6b99f614d6

Download .TXT

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 that occurs during BIOS update when the system has Windows October 2018 Update in Chinese along with an account name in Chinese character.
- Fixed the issue where the battery power reduces due to heavy load in low temperature.
- Removed the pre-boot Intel RST Manager Optimized Defaults option.
- Fixed the issue where Intel Software Guard disappears in Device Manager and Fingerprint Sensor stops working.

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.

Dell Inspiron 5481 System BIOS

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Fixes & Enhancements

Compatible Systems

Supported Operating Systems

Installation instructions

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