Alienware Aurora R8 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 : 9MJTF

Importance : Critical

Version : 1.0.1, 1.0.1 Latest version Recommended version Latest and Recommended version

Release Date : 14 Mar 2019

Download Type : System BIOS

Category : BIOS

This package contains the Dell system BIOS update for Dell Alienware Aurora R8 system that runs 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 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).

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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: Alienware_Aurora_R8_1.0.1.exe

File size: 7.81 MB

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

MD5: 922ac40ef2ac4b1b6bab024a8311857b

SHA1: 503006f0937d5e969fcf1eb7a272614f4e66331c

SHA-256: 7347e2bd5436c195949df7f99318c4d20b955e9097b24291df1615c282d469b4

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Fixes & Enhancements

Fixes:
- 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:
- Added the Intel Hyper Thread Control option in BIOS setting.
- Enhanced the system memory information in Alienware Command Center application.

Installation instructions

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.

Run the BIOS update utility from Windows environment.

Download and Installation
1. Click Download 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.

Alienware Aurora R8 System BIOS

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Fixes & Enhancements

Compatible Systems

Supported Operating Systems

Installation instructions

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