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Updating BIOS on systems with BitLocker enabled, Updating your system BIOS using a USB flash drive

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7. Click Category, and select BIOS from the drop-down list. 8. Click the toggle button Show downloads for only THIS PC XXXXXXX. NOTE: XXXXXXX denotes the Service Tag. 9. Select the latest BIOS file and click Download. 10. After the download is complete, browse to the folder where you saved the system BIOS executable file. 11. Double-click the system BIOS executable file. NOTE: Follow the on-screen instructions. Updating BIOS on systems with BitLocker enabled CAUTION: If BitLocker is not suspended before updating the BIOS, the next time you reboot the system it will not recognize the BitLocker key. You will then be prompted to enter the recovery key to progress and the system will ask for this on each reboot. If the recovery key is not known this can result in data loss or an unnecessary operating system re-install. For more information on this subject, see Knowledge Article: https:// www.dell.com/support/article/sln153694 Updating your system BIOS using a USB flash drive About this task If the computer cannot load into Windows but there is still a need to update the BIOS, download the BIOS file using another computer and save it to a bootable USB flash drive. NOTE: You must use a bootable USB flash drive. For more information, see the knowledge base article SLN143196. Steps 1. Download the BIOS update .exe file to another computer. 2. Copy the .exe file onto the bootable USB flash drive. 3. Insert the USB flash drive into the computer that requires the BIOS update. 4. Restart the computer and press F12 when the Dell logo appears to display the One Time Boot Menu. 5. Using arrow keys, select USB Storage Device and press Enter. 6. The computer restarts to a Diag C:\> prompt. 7. Run the file by typing the complete filename and press Enter. 8. The BIOS Update Utility is displayed. Follow the on-screen instructions. System setup 69

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7.
Click
Category
, and select
BIOS
from the drop-down list.
8.
Click the toggle button
Show downloads for only THIS PC XXXXXXX
.
NOTE:
XXXXXXX denotes the Service Tag.
9.
Select the latest BIOS file and click
Download
.
10.
After the download is complete, browse to the folder where you saved the system BIOS executable file.
11.
Double-click the system BIOS executable file.
NOTE:
Follow the on-screen instructions.
Updating BIOS on systems with BitLocker enabled
CAUTION:
If BitLocker is not suspended before updating the BIOS, the next time you reboot the system it
will not recognize the BitLocker key. You will then be prompted to enter the recovery key to progress and the
system will ask for this on each reboot. If the recovery key is not known this can result in data loss or an
unnecessary operating system re-install. For more information on this subject, see Knowledge Article:
https://
www.dell.com/support/article/sln153694
Updating your system BIOS using a USB flash drive
About this task
If the computer cannot load into Windows but there is still a need to update the BIOS, download the BIOS file using another
computer and save it to a bootable USB flash drive.
NOTE:
You must use a bootable USB flash drive. For more information, see the knowledge base article
SLN143196
.
Steps
1.
Download the BIOS update .exe file to another computer.
2.
Copy the .exe file onto the bootable USB flash drive.
3.
Insert the USB flash drive into the computer that requires the BIOS update.
4.
Restart the computer and press F12 when the Dell logo appears to display the One Time Boot Menu.
5.
Using arrow keys, select
USB Storage Device
and press Enter.
6.
The computer restarts to a Diag C:\> prompt.
7.
Run the file by typing the complete filename and press Enter.
8.
The BIOS Update Utility is displayed. Follow the on-screen instructions.
System setup
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