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5.4
Recovering the server blade BIOS
This section describes how to recover the BIOS of a server blade in the event
of an error.
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CAUTION!
This procedure should be used in the event of an error only.
Requirements
– The basic unit is connected to the mains.
– The server blade has been switched off.
– There is an external USB floppy disk drive.
Creating a BIOS flash floppy disk
Ê Extract the BIOS update ZIP archive file on a PC hard disk.
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The data for creating the BIOS flash floppy disk is contained in the
software pool http://support.ts.fujitsu.com/com/support/downloads.html.
Ê Insert an empty floppy disk into the floppy disk drive.
Ê Run the downloaded FSC_nnnn.exe file and follow the instructions on the
screen to create a BIOS flash floppy disk.
Recovering the server blade BIOS
Ê Connect the monitor, keyboard and mouse to the KVM connector on the rear
of the blade server chassis, see operating manual.
Ê Remove the server blade from the blade server chassis (see
open it.
Ê Set switch 3 of the DIP switches on the system board
to ON.
Ê Close the cover of the server blade and reinstall it in the blade server
chassis, see
page
Ê Insert the BIOS flash floppy disk in a USB floppy disk drive and connect the
floppy disk drive to the USB port of the server blade using the USB breakout
cable, see operating manual.
BX620 S6
19).
Service Supplement
Recovering the server blade BIOS
figure 23 on page
page
18) and
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