Dell Latitude 7320/7420/7520 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 : VVX8V

Importance : Critical

Version : 1.9.3, 1.9.3 Latest version Recommended version Latest and Recommended version

Release Date : 17 Sep 2021

Download Type : System BIOS

Category : BIOS

This package contains the Dell system BIOS update. BIOS is a firmware package that is embedded on a small memory chip on the system board. It controls the keyboard, monitor, disk drives, and other devices.

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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: Latitude_7X20_1.9.3.exe

File size: 22.54 MB

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

MD5: e11f620ec26f401db168b524ec33fbc5

SHA1: 7e344d54c6a08f56dc714ad55a34ab807bdc5bae

SHA-256: 68ed9f862a076061c9038d344b945928382e40fd8758a46cbe1ac1eb16bf59b9

Download .EXE

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

File Name: Third-party License.txt

File size: 1.17 KB

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

MD5: fcf94f322af0e9ea2c8e7653119f536e

SHA1: 38221f0be18db3b392359d21beda45372a48f723

SHA-256: 6712dba91fdc70396b373e98587ec4669e8c8b0e24e1bcda8dce94e11c96abd4

Download .TXT

Fixes & Enhancements

Fixes:
- Fixed the issue where NVMe storage device in the BIOS setup displays None when M.2 PCIe SSD is installed on the system.
- Fixed the issue where the system automatically switches to tablet mode when the system lid is closed.
- Fixed the issue where hard drive password is prompted while booting after the SED is encrypted with McAfee opal.
- Fixed the issue where the system automatically resumes from Hibernate state when connected to the Dell WD19TB docking station.

Enhancements:
- Supports Realtek RTL8153DD-CG Ethernet Interface Controller.
- Enabled Intel Gaussian and Neural Accelerator (Intel GNA) for neural noise cancellation and to improve the system performance.
- Set the Keyboard Backlight default setting as ON in BIOS.

Important Information

- Once the BIOS is upgraded, you cannot downgrade the BIOS EXE/Recovery (RCV) to versions earlier than 1.7.1 due to restrictions. BIOS downgrades are restricted when there are security updates and important fixes with earlier versions that impact the functionality of the system.
- BIOS updates take no more than 5 minutes to be installed on your system. You can install the updates in the background while using the system.

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.
Note 3: Your system requires a restart after installing the BIOS. The restart can be deferred but must be completed to ensure that the update is installed.

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.
5. 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 BIOS Boot Menu (independent of operating system)

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 the power or interrupt the BIOS update process during the update.
Note 3: Your system requires a restart after installing the BIOS. The restart can be deferred but must be completed to ensure that the update is installed.

Installation
1. Copy the downloaded file to a USB drive. You do not need a bootable USB drive.
2. Insert the USB drive into any USB port.
3. Power on the system.
4. At the DELL logo screen, press F12 to access the one-time boot menu.
5. Select BIOS Flash Update in the Other Options section.
6. Click the ... button to browse the USB drive to locate the downloaded file.
7. Select the file and click OK.
8. Verify the existing system BIOS information and the BIOS update information.
9. Click Begin Flash Update.
10. Review the Warning message and click Yes to proceed with the update.
The system restarts and displays a Flash Progress bar at the Dell logo screen. The system restarts again when the Flash update is complete.

Dell Latitude 7320/7420/7520 System BIOS

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