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Before updating, please read the installation instructions and important information noted below.

Dell XPS 15 9550 1.2.18 A16 System BIOS

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XPS 15 9550 1.2.18 BIOS
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Fixes & Enhancements

1.Fixed system may drop battery un-expected
2.Improve PCIE NVMe Stability
3.Fixed Panel flick issue
4.Fixed Microsoft Bitlocker issue
5.Improved the DELL ThunderBolt Dock Stability
6.Fixed ST Microelectronics Motion Sensor Driver shows disabled while spindle HDD +mSATA installed
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Version

1.2.18, 1.2.18

Release date

19 Dec 2016

Download Type

System BIOS

Category

BIOS

Importance

Critical
Dell Technologies highly recommends applying this important update as soon as possible. The update contains critical bug fixes and changes to improve functionality, reliability, and stability of your Dell system. It may also include security fixes and other feature enhancements.
Available formats

File Format: CPG BIOS Executable for Windows/DOS
File Name: XPS_9550_1.2.18.exe
File Size: 9.23 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:
43364c64753c8aab7c2dd813f50f0c40
SHA1:
fd9cb1cda600b3b5f340bfdb8ba9f7b2fa90908f
SHA-256:
87523fd9c70c3076a25f6ae0e1e695aa8c851fba8b6563cf6695e945ed2ee5a9

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XPS 15 9550 System BIOS
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