Dell Precision 7540 and 7740 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.

Driver Id : KKKJY

Importance : Critical

Version : 1.1.3, 1.1.3 Latest version Recommended version Latest and Recommended version

Release Date : 08 Jul 2019

Download Type : System BIOS

Category : BIOS

This package contains the Dell System BIOS update. It is supported on Dell Precision 7540 and 7740 systems that run 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-00213 and INTEL-SA-00233. The security advisory is an official statement when a product is impacted by a security vulnerability and a remedy is available.

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File Format: This file format consists of a BIOS-executable file. To use it, download the file and copy it to a DOS-bootable USB flash drive, then boot the system to the USB flash drive and run the program.

File Name: Precision_7X40_1.1.3.exe

File size: 13.19 MB

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

MD5: 4314e39283a5ded4440c5fde74997bae

SHA1: af19629971eca1e63b58c5e27660704be04adec9

SHA-256: c253148a8ee9b39086e18d2e6aee4a521ade6aa7388a7526075fe0fa9bea2b78

Download .EXE

Fixes & Enhancements

Fixes:
- Firmware updates to address security advisories INTEL-SA-00213 (CVE-2019-0090, CVE-2019-0086, CVE-2019-0091, CVE-2019-0092, CVE-2019-0093, CVE-2019-0094, CVE-2019-0096, CVE-2019-0097, CVE-2019-0098, CVE-2019-0153 and CVE-2019-0170).
- Firmware updates to address security advisories INTEL-SA-00233 (CVE-2018-12126, CVE-2018-12127, CVE-2018-12130 and CVE-2019-11091).
- Removed the pre-boot Intel RST Manager Optimized Defaults option.

Enhancement:
- Updated Enhanced Pre-Boot System Assessment (ePSA) firmware.
- Updated the Thermal Algorithm for performance.
- Updated the Embedded Controller Engine firmware.

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 Precision 7540 and 7740 system BIOS

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Fixes & Enhancements

Compatible Systems

Supported Operating Systems

Installation instructions

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