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.

Alienware m15/m17 System BIOS

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This package contains the Dell system BIOS update for Alienware m15 and m17 systems that run the Windows 10 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-00233 and INTEL-SA-00213. 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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Alienware_m15_m17_2.1.1.exe | 7.89 MB
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File Format: CPG BIOS Executable for Windows/DOS
File Name: Alienware_m15_m17_2.1.1.exe
File Size: 7.89 MB
Format Description
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.
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5:
b049c0f516f27b618652b560cbadb8de
SHA1:
0c600994c3393633acb9b9411a0b8ab9c5680d53
SHA-256:
a034419d300da1298a5564018a7f9e61c24a19f283f26c48b153ed0de7cf2ffb

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Fixes & Enhancements

Fixes:
- Firmware updates to address security advisories INTEL-SA-00233(CVE-2018-12126,CVE-2018-12127,CVE-2018-12130 and CVE-2019-11091).
- Firmware updates to address security advisory INTEL-SA-00213 (CVE-2019-0090, CVE-2019-0086, CVE-2019-0091, CVE-2019-0093 and CVE-2019-0098).
- Fixed the issue where incorrect memory information reflects during diagnostics.
- Fixed the issue where the brightness of organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panel increases when system resumes from sleep mode.

Enhancements:
- Not Applicable.
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Version

2.1.1, 2.1.1

Release date

25 Jun 2019

Download Type

System BIOS

Category

BIOS

Importance

Critical
Dell Technologies highly recommends applying this important update as soon as possible. The update contains critical bug fixes and changes to improve functionality, reliability, and stability of your Dell system. It may also include security fixes and other feature enhancements.
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File Format: BIOS Recovery Image File
File Name: BIOS_IMG.rcv
File Size: 11.19 MB
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Format Description:
This file format consists of a BIOS Recovery image file. This file is used for the System BIOS Recovery process to recover a system from a corrupted BIOS.
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5:
fc84247ed9456f9c0b6839169b4b8bc6
SHA1:
c560061dac9d19d4568adbf711b2f33feec6833f
SHA-256:
97620c14a4d11cb9f53100d1f7081ce8fb021040505fa1ab4e54a964faec378c

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It is recommended that you do not downgrade the BIOS version to 2.0.4 or prior, due to downgrade restriction.
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2.19.002 Aug 2023
2.16.013 Dec 2022
2.15.006 Oct 2022
2.14.009 Aug 2022
2.13.012 Apr 2022
2.12.010 Mar 2022
2.11.008 Feb 2022
2.10.009 Nov 2021
2.9.005 Oct 2021
2.8.015 Jul 2021
2.7.007 May 2021
2.6.012 Nov 2020
2.5.015 Jun 2020
2.4.102 Mar 2020
2.2.112 Sep 2019
2.0.428 May 2019
1.6.230 Apr 2019
1.5.219 Mar 2019
1.4.111 Feb 2019
1.3.311 Jan 2019
alienware m15/17 system bios
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.

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.
Note 2: Do not turn off the power or interrupt the BIOS update process during the update.

Installation
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 Update in the section.
6. Click Flash from file to browse the USB drive to locate the downloaded file.
7. Select the file and click Submit.
8. Verify the existing system BIOS information and the BIOS update information.
9. Click Update BIOS.
10. Review the Warning message and click Confirm Update BIOS! to proceed with the update.
The system restarts and displays a progress bar at the Dell logo screen. The system restarts again when the update is complete.

Need help with BIOS issues?

Find a solution in Dell's BIOS troubleshooting and usage guide.

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