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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: OptiPlex_3050_1.2.0.exe
File size: 17.39 MB
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5: 0bf7f55110281f2e9257d298bb63da4c
SHA1: 1c49c798c42acc59a006c9eac7fd8d357afcb087
SHA-256: 31f812dfe35d7f8e4c5e82a3f793545c4f0addc3f953dca2205fc92bdc31e20e
Fixes & Enhancements
Fixes:
- Fixed an issue that data wipe may report fail on M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD.
Enhancements:
- Updated Intel Manageability Engine Firmware to 11.6.10.1196.
- Updated Intel MEBx to 11.0.0.10.
- Updated Intel Reference Code to 1.4.0.
- Updated Intel Processor Microcode.
- Reduced BIOS POST time.
- Enhanced the compatibility for Hardware Security Testability Specifications.
- Enhanced BIOS security.
- Reserved IRQ4 for virtual COM1 to improve compatibility.
- Supported new Dell logo.
Supported Operating Systems
Installation instructions
BIOS Update Executable for Windows
Download
1. Click "Download File", to download the file.
2. When the File Download window appears, click Save to save the file to your hard drive.
Run the BIOS update utility from Windows environment
1. Browse to the location where you downloaded the file and double-click the new file.
2. Windows System will auto restart and update BIOS while system startup screen.
3. After BIOS update finished, system will auto reboot to take effect.
Perform the BIOS update from the BIOS Boot Menu, independent of operating system, if BIOS supported
1. Copy the downloaded file to a USB flash device. It does not need to be bootable.
2. Insert the USB flash device 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 on the "..." button to browse the USB flash device 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. Reviewing the Warning message and click "Yes" to proceed with the update.
11. The system should restart and show a Flash Progress bar on the Dell logo screen as the BIOS update is being performed.
12. The system will restart once again when the Flash update is complete.
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Note 1: Please make sure you suspend BitLocker encryption before updating BIOS on a BitLocker enabled system.
If you don't enable BitLocker on your system you can ignore it.