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: E6530A11.exe
File size: 8.53 MB
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5: 746b4238cc38cbfde2c6fbd012488a3e
SHA1: 912c015971b3f4b1bce24093b0e69f9d7ea134d2
SHA-256: 849558738d179f419385dc3b1479b37321287c70fd57395c34ca02ad94f8c0f2
Fixes & Enhancements
- Updated BIOS UEFI Graphics Output Protocol (GOP) driver.
- Improved the format of help messages in One-time Boot Menu.
- Enhanced the TPM control for Client Configuration Toolkit (CCTK) and OpenManage Client Instrumentation (OMCI) application.
- Improved PXE boot screen.
- Enhanced Bluetooth control function.
- Synchronized Intel Smart Connect Technologies status between application and BIOS.
- Enhanced the hard drive Remote Wipe feature.
- Improved Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) and Dell Feature Enhancement Pack (DFEP) application support.
- Improved the hard drive password functionality.
- Improved BIOS setup functionality.
Important Information
Dell Fast Boot BIOS Feature:
The Dell Windows 8 released BIOS adds a new feature that is called Fast Boot.
When upgrading from a Pre-Windows 8 released BIOS to a Windows 8 released BIOS this feature will be set in Thorough mode.
Setting this feature in minimal causes USB devices/ports to be disabled in the pre-OS environment.
If you are dependent on USB devices in the pre-OS environment this setting should remain in the Thorough mode setting.
Upgrading between Currently Released BIOS Images (Pre-Windows 8 released BIOS) and Windows 8 Feature Enhanced BIOS Images (Windows 8 released BIOS)
The new Windows 8 released BIOS contains new features and behavior, but the upgrade process for you is still unchanged.
Run the EXE application and the BIOS handles incorporating the new features and logic with your current settings.
After the upgrade, you will immediately see that one of the visible changes is the logo screen during boot, which only displays the logo at a larger size with no other information or text.
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 BitLocker 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.
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.
4. 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 BitLocker 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:
A:\ Latitude_E6530_X.Y.Z.exe
Where A is the drive letter of the USB device where the executable file is located and Latitude_E6530_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.