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 Area-51m System BIOS

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This package contains the Dell system BIOS update for Dell Alienware Area-51m system that runs Windows 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 security advisory INTEL-SA-00185.
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Alienware_Area-51m_1.3.0.EXE | 7.46 MB
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File Format: CPG BIOS Executable for Windows/DOS
File Name: Alienware_Area-51m_1.3.0.EXE
File Size: 7.46 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:
8b3ba1e68c1a1b42ed5beb28719a6b8b
SHA1:
919202106304c984858923956b700f6c4e462868
SHA-256:
71d7bdf2cde8828ff25501aafb3184862d7b73d82c5b6479b7ecfd5033f05f7b

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Fixes & Enhancements

Fix:
- 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).
- Fixed the issue where an incorrect panel resolution information is displayed during Diagnostics.
- Fixed the issue where the CPU frequency does not override when using the Customization option for overclocking.

Enhancements:
- Improved the compatibility of storage devices.
- Updated the Intel Microcode to version 0xAA.
- Improved performance and thermal management to support higher graphic and CPU power consumption.
- Modified the Graphic controller information in BIOS setup.
- Supports the Alienware On Screen Display (OSD) application version 1.3.3.0.
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Version

1.3.0, 1.3.0

Release date

12 Mar 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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1.24.013 Feb 2023
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1.22.225 Oct 2022
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1.20.013 Jun 2022
1.19.020 Apr 2022
1.18.017 Feb 2022
1.17.008 Feb 2022
1.16.013 Dec 2021
1.15.105 Oct 2021
1.14.008 Jun 2021
1.13.023 Nov 2020
1.12.006 Aug 2020
1.10.014 May 2020
1.9.308 Apr 2020
1.7.323 Sep 2019
1.6.227 Jun 2019
1.5.429 May 2019
1.5.030 Apr 2019
1.3.228 Mar 2019
1.3.125 Mar 2019
1.2.031 Jan 2019
1.0.107 Jan 2019
Dell Alienware Area-51m System BIOS
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.

Need help with BIOS issues?

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

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