Dell VH0W5 Owner's Manual

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6. Select the latest version of BIOS, and click Download to download the BIOS file for your computer.7. After the download is complete, browse the folder where you saved the BIOS update file.8. Double-click the BIOS update file icon and follow the on-screen instructions.For more information, search in the Knowledge Base Resource at www.dell.com/support.Updating the BIOS in Linux and UbuntuTo update the system BIOS on a computer that is installed with Linux or Ubuntu, see the knowledge base article 000131486 atwww.dell.com/support.Updating the BIOS using the USB drive in WindowsAbout this taskCAUTION: If BitLocker is not suspended before updating the BIOS, the next time you reboot the system itwill not recognize the BitLocker key. You will then be prompted to enter the recovery key to progress and thesystem will ask for this on each reboot. If the recovery key is not known this can result in data loss or anunnecessary operating system re-install. For more information on this subject, search in the Knowledge BaseResource at www.dell.com/support.Steps1. Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 6 in Updating the BIOS in Windows to download the latest BIOS setup program file.2. Create a bootable USB drive. For more information, search in the Knowledge Base Resource at www.dell.com/support.3. Copy the BIOS setup program file to the bootable USB drive.4. Connect the bootable USB drive to the computer that needs the BIOS update.5. Restart the computer and press F12 .6. Select the USB drive from the One Time Boot Menu.7. Type the BIOS setup program filename and press Enter.The BIOS Update Utility appears.8. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the BIOS update.Updating the BIOS from the F12 One-Time boot menuUpdate your computer BIOS using the BIOS update.exe file that is copied to a FAT32 USB drive and booting from the F12One-Time boot menu.About this taskCAUTION: If BitLocker is not suspended before updating the BIOS, the next time you reboot the system itwill not recognize the BitLocker key. You will then be prompted to enter the recovery key to progress and thesystem will ask for this on each reboot. If the recovery key is not known this can result in data loss or anunnecessary operating system re-install. For more information on this subject, search in the Knowledge BaseResource at www.dell.com/support.BIOS UpdateYou can run the BIOS update file from Windows using a bootable USB drive or you can also update the BIOS from the F12One-Time boot menu on the computer.Most of the Dell computers built after 2012 have this capability, and you can confirm by booting your computer to the F12One-Time Boot Menu to see if BIOS FLASH UPDATE is listed as a boot option for your computer. If the option is listed, then theBIOS supports this BIOS update option.NOTE: Only computers with BIOS Flash Update option in the F12 One-Time boot menu can use this function.Updating from the One-Time boot menuBIOS setup 91