
Intel® Server Board SE7520BD2 Technical Product Specification
BIOS Architecture
Revision 1.3
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Microcode
updates
3.5.2.1 Flash
BIOS
The BIOS flash utility is compatible with DOS, Microsoft* Windows* NT 4.0/2000/XP, and Linux
operating environments.
An
afuXXX
AMI Firmware Update utility (such as
afudos
,
AFUWIN
,
afulnx,
or
AFUEFI
) is
required for a BIOS update.
The format and usage of the
afuXXX
utility is as follows:
afuXXX /i<ROM filename> [/n] [/p[b][n][c]] [/r<registry_path>] [/s]
[/k] [/q] [/h]
/n - don't check ROM ID
/pbnc
-
b - Program Boot Block
n - Program NVRAM (not supported)
c - Destroy System CMOS
/r - registry path to store result of operation (only for
Windows version)
/k - Program non-critical block only (not supported)
/s - Leave signature in BIOS
/q - Silent execution
/h - Print help
3.5.2.2
Updating the BIOS from DOS
•
Make sure that the flash bootable disk contains both the ROM image and the
afudos
update utility.
•
Boot to DOS.
•
Run
the
afudos
utility as follows:
AFUDOS /i<ROM filename> [/n][/p[b][n][c]]
3.5.2.3
Updating the BIOS from Microsoft* Windows* NT 4.0/2000/XP
•
Make sure that the flash disk contains the ROM image,
AMIFLDRV.SYS
and
AFUWIN.EXE
.
•
Boot to Microsoft Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP.
•
Run
the
AFUWIN
utility as follows:
AFUWIN /i<ROM filename> [/n][/p[b][n][c]]
3.5.2.4
Updating the BIOS from Linux
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Make sure that the flash disk contains the ROM image and the
AFULNX
utility.