Dell G3 3579/3779 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.

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Driver Id : 8K5K8

Importance : Recommended

Version : 1.5.1, 1.5.1 Latest version Recommended version Latest and Recommended version

Release Date : 02 Dec 2018

Download Type : System BIOS

Category : BIOS

This package contains the BIOS update for Dell G3 3579 and 3779 that runs Windows operating systems. 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. The package contains update for the nVIDIA video BIOS. The package also adds extra information under the Thunderbolt Auto Switch option in BIOS.

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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: G3_3579_1.5.1.exe

File size: 8.55 MB

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

MD5: aace5d8f5523e0bc0fe25c9bb967965e

SHA1: f60adb48aa41dd77363a5a7c745b397697110ff3

SHA-256: 23dc881983fecec456bc9a5617240a6c23c181b94843fb68caeba29dc8c2b15f

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Installation instructions

Updating the BIOS through Windows
1. Click Download File to download the file.
2. When the File Download window is displayed, 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 automatically restarts and updates BIOS during the system startup screen. After BIOS update is complete, the system reboots 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 BitLocker is not enabled on your system, you can ignore this step.
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 G3 3579/3779 System BIOS

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