Dell Inspiron 3668/3268 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 : W53VG

Importance : Critical

Version : 1.11.1, 1.11.1 Latest version Recommended version Latest and Recommended version

Release Date : 15 Mar 2019

Download Type : System BIOS

Category : BIOS

This package contains the Dell system BIOS update for Dell Inspiron 3668 and 3268 systems that run 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 and INTEL-SA-00191.

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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: Inspiron_3668_3268_1.11.1.exe

File size: 5.97 MB

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

MD5: 274604217f5eda29d27e1ed4d0574094

SHA1: 011df94eeafffc65b045c5edd6fd284f626e91f8

SHA-256: ae075ad5a4dd5be54d5bffe228bc70633c22bbee6f7e07a301e0293b3f034607

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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).
- Fixed an issue with Secure Boot Option ROM Signature Verification.

Enhancements:
- N/A

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.

Updating the BIOS from the BIOS Boot Menu (independent of operating system)
Ensure that you suspend BitLocker encryption before updating BIOS on a BitLocker enabled system. If you do not enable BitLocker on your system you can ignore it.
1. Copy the downloaded file to a USB drive. The USB drive does not need to be bootable device.
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. Confirm the Existing System BIOS Information and the BIOS Update Information are as expected.
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 on the Dell logo screen as the BIOS update is being performed. The system restarts again when the Flash update is complete.

Dell Inspiron 3668/3268 System BIOS

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Fixes & Enhancements

Important Information

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