Dell Vostro 3900G MT BIOS and DVD-ROM Firmware Updates

I am only a Bronze Star so feel free to ignore this post.

I understand there are three ways to update the BIOS and DVD-ROM firmware.

1. Via Windows (Dell Recommendation)

2. Via DOS (e.g. using a Rufus-created flash drive, containing the BIOS and firmware update files)

3. Via DOS (e.g. using a Dell DDDP-created flash drive, containing the BIOS and firmware update files)

My experience was.

Option 1: PC performance became sluggish and the DVD-ROM firmware update caused unbelievable casing vibration.

Option 2: Memory transfer speed improved by 0.22 GB/sec and the DVD-ROM drive caused less casing vibration.

Option 3. The most time-consuming option. I downloaded the DDDP package from https://www.dell.com/support/article/en-us/sln143196/how-to-create-a-bootable-usb-flash-drive-using-dell-diagnostic-deployment-package-dddp?lang=en

Next, I created the USB and added the BIOS and DVD-ROM firmware update files.

After installation, memory transfer speed improved dramatically and the DVD-ROM drive is as quiet as a mouse.

Current Windows (10) System Score is:

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-WmiObject -class Win32_WinSAT

__GENUS : 2
__CLASS : Win32_WinSAT
__SUPERCLASS :
__DYNASTY : Win32_WinSAT
__RELPATH : Win32_WinSAT.TimeTaken="MostRecentAssessment"
__PROPERTY_COUNT : 8
__DERIVATION : {}
__SERVER : DESKTOP-QQC439V
__NAMESPACE : root\cimv2
__PATH : \\DESKTOP-QQC439V\root\cimv2:Win32_WinSAT.TimeTaken="MostRecentAssessment"
CPUScore : 8.8
D3DScore : 9.9
DiskScore : 8.2
GraphicsScore : 8.4
MemoryScore : 8.8
TimeTaken : MostRecentAssessment
WinSATAssessmentState : 1
WinSPRLevel : 8.2
PSComputerName : DESKTOP-QQC439V

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32>