New Dell BIOS updates cause laptops and desktops not to boot

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https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/new-dell-bios-updates-cause-laptops-and-desktops-not-to-boot/

(BIOS has been pulled from Dell’s site)

Recently released Dell BIOS updates are reportedly causing serious boot problems on multiple laptops and desktop models.

Impacted models include Dell Latitude laptops (5320 and 5520), as well as Dell Inspiron 5680 and Alienware Aurora R8 desktops.

Customer reports shared on social media platforms, including Dell’s official community website [1, 2] and Reddit [1, 2], warn that the latest BIOS version (version 1.14.3 for Latitude laptops, 2.8.0 for Inspiron, and 1.0.18 for Aurora R8) will cause booting issues.

Although the impacted systems will power up, users say peripheral lights and displays will not turn on. When they boot up, they’ll go straight to a blue screen and shut down again…

https://www.dell.com/community/Latitude/Latitude-5320-System-BIOS-Update-1-14-3-Blue-Screen-amp-Booting/td-p/8107112

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Alex5723 wrote:

(BIOS has been pulled from Dell’s site)

Alex – thanks for posting this.

Dell SupportAssist alerted me to this BIOS update, ver 1.28.3 in my case.  Is it just me, or do these seem to be coming along more and more often these days?

I prefer to run the exe to install a new BIOS, rather than taking it over SupportAssist.

Version 1.28.3 is still offered to my machine (Latitude E5570)  on the Dell support site.  It is not amongst those mentioned in the Bleeping Computer article, but I’m inclined to leave it until I feel a little more confident that Dell have got it right.

 

Dell E5570 Latitude, Intel Core i5 6440@2.60 GHz, 8.00 GB - Win 10 Pro

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ScotchJohn wrote:

Version 1.28.3 is still offered to my machine (Latitude E5570)

Better read the posts on Dell’s community forum. There may be other PCs listed.

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