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Chapter 7 BIOS Setup
Chapter 7
Updating the BIOS
To update the BIOS, you will need the new BIOS file and a flash utility. Please contact techni-
cal support or your sales representative for the files and specific instructions about how to
update BIOS with the flash utility.
When you download the given BIOS file, you may find a BIOS flash utility attached with the
BIOS file. This is the utility for performing BIOS updating procedure. For your convenience, we
will also provide you with an auto-execution file in the BIOS file downloaded. This auto-execu-
tion file will bring you directly to the flash utility menu soon after system boots up and finishes
running the boot files in your boot disk.
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Notice: BIOS SPI ROM
1. The Intel
®
Management Engine has already been integrated into this system board. Due to
safety concerns, the BIOS (SPI ROM) chip cannot be removed from this system board and
used on another system board of the same model.
2. The BIOS (SPI ROM) on this system board must be the original equipment from the factory
and cannot be used to replace one which has been utilized on other system boards.
3. If you do not follow the methods above, the Intel
®
Management Engine will not be
updated and will cease to be effective.
Note:
a. You can take advantage of flash tools to update the default configuration of the
BIOS (SPI ROM) to the latest version anytime.
b. When the BIOS IC needs to be replaced, you have to populate it properly onto the
system board after the EEPROM programmer has been burned and follow the
technical person's instructions to confirm that the MAC address should be burned
or not.
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Read file successfully. (path= “platform.ini”)
Insyde H20FFT (Flash Firmware Tool) Version (SEG) 100.00.08.10
Copyright(c) 2012 - 2016, Insyde Software Corp. All Rights Reserved.
Initializing
Current BIOS Model name: AL551
New BIOS Model name: AL551
Current BIOS version: 68.08A
New BIOS version: 68.08A
Updating Block at FFFFF000h
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Please do not remove the AC power