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Updating the BIOS in Windows, Updating BIOS on systems with BitLocker enabled

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Option Description • Auto (default) - There is handshaking between the device and PCI Express hub to determine the best ASPM mode supported by the device • Disabled - ASPM power management is turned off at all time • L1 Only - ASPM power management is set to use L1 Updating the BIOS in Windows It is recommended to update your BIOS (System Setup), when you replace the system board or if an update is available. NOTE: If BitLocker is enabled, it must be suspended prior to updating the system BIOS, and then re-enabled after the BIOS update is completed. 1. Restart the computer. 2. Go to Dell.com/support. • Enter the Service Tag or Express Service Code and click Submit. • Click Detect Product and follow the instructions on screen. 3. If you are unable to detect or find the Service Tag, click Choose from all products. 4. Choose the Products category from the list. NOTE: Choose the appropriate category to reach the product page 5. Select your computer model and the Product Support page of your computer appears. 6. Click Get drivers and click Drivers and Downloads. The Drivers and Downloads section opens. 7. Click Find it myself. 8. Click BIOS to view the BIOS versions. 9. Identify the latest BIOS file and click Download. 10. Select your preferred download method in the Please select your download method below window, click Download File. The File Download window appears. 11. Click Save to save the file on your computer. 12. Click Run to install the updated BIOS settings on your computer. Follow the instructions on the screen. 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 reinstall. For more information about this subject, see Knowledge Article: https://www.dell.com/support/article/ sln153694 Updating your system BIOS using a USB flash drive If the system cannot load into Windows but there is still a need to update the BIOS, download the BIOS file using another system and save it to a bootable USB Flash Drive. NOTE: You will need to use a bootable USB Flash drive. Please refer to the following article for further details: https:// www.dell.com/support/article/sln143196/ 1. Download the BIOS update .EXE file to another system. 2. Copy the file e.g. O9010A12.EXE onto the bootable USB Flash drive. 3. Insert the USB Flash drive into the system that requires the BIOS update. 4. Restart the system and press F12 when the Dell Splash logo appears to display the One Time Boot Menu. 5. Using arrow keys, select USB Storage Device and click Return. 6. The system will boot to a Diag C:\> prompt. 26 System setup

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Option
Description
•
Auto (default) - There is handshaking between the device and PCI Express hub to determine the
best ASPM mode supported by the device
•
Disabled - ASPM power management is turned off at all time
•
L1 Only - ASPM power management is set to use L1
Updating the BIOS in Windows
It is recommended to update your BIOS (System Setup), when you replace the system board or if an update is available.
NOTE:
If BitLocker is enabled, it must be suspended prior to updating the system BIOS, and then re-enabled after the
BIOS update is completed.
1.
Restart the computer.
2.
Go to
Dell.com/support
.
•
Enter the
Service Tag
or
Express Service Code
and click
Submit
.
•
Click
Detect Product
and follow the instructions on screen.
3.
If you are unable to detect or find the Service Tag, click
Choose from all products
.
4.
Choose the
Products
category from the list.
NOTE:
Choose the appropriate category to reach the product page
5.
Select your computer model and the
Product Support
page of your computer appears.
6.
Click
Get drivers
and click
Drivers and Downloads
.
The Drivers and Downloads section opens.
7.
Click
Find it myself
.
8.
Click
BIOS
to view the BIOS versions.
9.
Identify the latest BIOS file and click
Download
.
10.
Select your preferred download method in the
Please select your download method below
window, click
Download File
.
The
File Download
window appears.
11.
Click
Save
to save the file on your computer.
12.
Click
Run
to install the updated BIOS settings on your computer.
Follow the instructions on the screen.
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
reinstall. For more information about this subject, see Knowledge Article:
sln153694
Updating your system BIOS using a USB flash drive
If the system cannot load into Windows but there is still a need to update the BIOS, download the BIOS file using another system and save
it to a bootable USB Flash Drive.
NOTE:
You will need to use a bootable USB Flash drive. Please refer to the following article for further details:
https://
www.dell.com/support/article/sln143196/
1.
Download the BIOS update .EXE file to another system.
2.
Copy the file e.g. O9010A12.EXE onto the bootable USB Flash drive.
3.
Insert the USB Flash drive into the system that requires the BIOS update.
4.
Restart the system and press F12 when the Dell Splash logo appears to display the One Time Boot Menu.
5.
Using arrow keys, select
USB Storage Device
and click Return.
6.
The system will boot to a Diag C:\> prompt.
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