Intel SC450NX - Server Platform - 0 MB RAM, Product Manual

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Creating the BIOS Upgrade Diskette
The BIOS upgrade file is a compressed self-extracting archive that contains the files you need to
upgrade the BIOS.
1. Copy the BIOS upgrade file to a temporary directory on your hard disk.
2. From the C:\ prompt, change to the temporary directory.
3. To extract the file, type the name of the BIOS upgrade file, for example:
10006BI1.EXE
4. Press <Enter>. The extracted file contains the following files:
LICENSE.TXT
README.TXT
BIOS.EXE
5. Read the LICENSE.TXT file, which contains the software license agreement, and the
README.TXT file, which contains the instructions for the BIOS upgrade.
6. Insert the bootable diskette into drive A.
7. To extract the BIOS.EXE file to the diskette, change to the temporary directory that holds the
BIOS.EXE file and type:
BIOS A:
8. Press <Enter>.
9. The diskette now holds the BIOS upgrade and recovery files.
Upgrading the BIOS
1. Boot the computer with the diskette in drive A. The BIOS upgrade utility screen appears.
2. Select Update Flash Memory From a File.
3. Select Update System BIOS. Press <Enter>.
4. Use the arrow keys to select the correct .bio file. Press <Enter>.
5. When the utility asks for confirmation that you want to flash the new BIOS into memory,
select Continue with Programming. Press <Enter>.
6. When the utility displays the message upgrade is complete, remove the diskette. Press
<Enter>.
7. As the computer boots, check the BIOS identifier (version number) to make sure the upgrade
was successful.
8. To enter the Setup program, press <F2> when you see the message:
Press <F2> Key if you want to run SETUP
9. For proper operation, load the Setup program defaults. To load the defaults, press <F9>.
10. To accept the defaults, press <Enter>.
11. Set the options in the Setup program to the settings you wrote down before the BIOS upgrade.
12. To save the settings, press <F10>.
13. To accept the settings, press <Enter>.
14. Turn off the computer and reboot.