background image

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Updating

 

the

 

BIOS

 

Using

 

the

 

F7

 

Function

 

Key 

To

 

use

 

this

 

BIOS

 

update

 

method:

 

1.

 

Download

 

and

 

save

 

the

 

Recovery

 

BIOS

 

(.BIO)

 

file

 

to

 

a

 

temporary

 

directory.

 

2.

 

Copy

 

the

 

.BIO

 

file

 

to

 

a

 

USB

 

thumb

 

drive.

 

3.

 

Plug

 

the

 

thumb

 

drive

 

into

 

a

 

USB

 

port

 

of

 

the

 

target

 

computer.

 

4.

 

Shut

 

down

 

the

 

target

 

computer.

 

5.

 

Enable

 

the

 

F7

 

prompt

 

display:

 

a.

 

Power

 

the

 

computer

 

on.

 

b.

 

Enter

 

the

 

BIOS

 

Setup

 

by

 

pressing

 

the

 

F2

 

key

 

during

 

boot.

 

c.

 

Go

 

to

 

the

 

Advanced

 

>

 

Boot

 

Configuration

 

menu.

 

d.

 

Enable

 

Display

 

F7

 

to

 

Update

 

BIOS

 

e.

 

Press

 

the

 

F10

 

key

 

to

 

save

 

and

 

exit.

 

6.

 

During

 

boot,

 

when

 

the

 

F7

 

prompt

 

is

 

displayed,

 

press

 

the

 

F7

 

key

 

to

 

enter

 

the

 

BIOSFlash

 

Update

 

tool.

 

7.

 

Select

 

the

 

USB

 

thumb

 

drive

 

and

 

press

 

Enter.

 

8.

 

Select

 

the

 

.BIO

 

file

 

and

 

press

 

Enter

 

9.

 

Confirm

 

you

 

want

 

to

 

update

 

the

 

BIOS

 

by

 

pressing

 

Enter.

 

10.

 

Wait

 

2-5

 

minutes

 

for

 

the

 

update

 

to

 

complete.

 

11.

 

Remove

 

the

 

thumb

 

drive.

 

12.

 

Restart

 

the

 

computer.

 

CAUTION

 

Do

 

not

 

interrupt

 

the

 

process

 

or

 

the

 

system

 

may

 

not

 

function

 

properly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for PD10TI

Page 1: ...MITAC Desktop Board PD10TI Product Guide...

Page 2: ...LVDS display interface External Graphics External graphics support provided through the PCI bus connector Audio RealTek ALC662 audio codec for 5 1 6 channel High Definition Audio HD Audio and AC 97 A...

Page 3: ...000 Mb s Ethernet LAN controller BIOS Support for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI Plug and Play and SMBIOS Instantly Available PC Technology Support for Advanced Configuration and Powe...

Page 4: ...3 Desktop Board Components Figure 1 shows the location of the major components on MiTAC Desktop Board PD10TI FIGURE 1 MITAC DESKTOP BOARD PD10TI COMPONENTS...

Page 5: ...Chipset L SATA connectors M System fan header N Front panel header O BIOS configuration jumper block P Battery Q USB front panel header R Front panel wireless activity LED header S Piezoelectric speak...

Page 6: ...o be fully compliant with all applicable SDRAM memory specifications the board should be populated with DIMMs that support the Serial Presence Detect SPD data structure If your memory modules do not s...

Page 7: ...6 Connecting to the Internal Headers Figure 2 Internal Headers...

Page 8: ...OS settings for the computer You can access the BIOS Setup program by pressing the F2 key after the Power On Self Test POST memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins This chapter...

Page 9: ...by pressing the F2 key during boot c Go to the Advanced Boot Configuration menu d Enable Display F7 to Update BIOS e Press the F10 key to save and exit 6 During boot when the F7 prompt is displayed pr...

Page 10: ...other bootable USB media 2 Configure the BIOS or use the F10 key option during POST to boot to the USB device CAUTION DO NOT POWER DOWN YOUR COMPUTER before the update is complete The update may take...

Page 11: ...d s line out audio jack see Figure 3 B on page 17 or the piezoelectric speaker header see Figure 12 D TABLE 3 BIOS BEEP CODES Type Pattern Frequency BIOS update in progress None Video error Note On of...

Page 12: ...the entire pattern repeats blinks and pause until the system is powered off Thermal trip warning Each beep will be accompanied by the following blink pattern 0 25 second on 0 25 second off 0 25 secon...

Page 13: ...atement below or an equivalent statement is required to be permanently and legibly marked on the chassis near the battery A suitable caution label is included with MiTAC Desktop Board PD10TI CAUTION R...

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