Bios Updates; Bios Recovery; Acceptable Drives/Media Types For Bios Recovery - Intel D2500CC Specification

3.6

BIOS Updates

The BIOS can be updated using either of the following utilities, which are available on
the Intel World Wide Web site:
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• Intel Express BIOS Update utility, which enables automated updating while in the
Windows environment. Using this utility, the BIOS can be updated from a file on a
hard disk, a USB drive (a flash drive or a USB drive), or an optical drive.
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Intel Flash Memory Update Utility, which requires booting from DOS. Using this
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utility, the BIOS can be updated from a file on a hard disk, a USB drive (a flash
drive or a USB drive), or an optical drive.
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Intel F7 switch allows a user to select where the BIOS .bio file is located and
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perform the update from that location/device. Similar to performing a BIOS
Recovery without removing the BIOS configuration jumper.
Both utilities verify that the updated BIOS matches the target system to prevent
accidentally installing an incompatible BIOS.
NOTE
Review the instructions distributed with the upgrade utility before attempting a BIOS
update.
For information about
BIOS update utilities
3.6.1

BIOS Recovery

It is unlikely that anything will interrupt a BIOS update; however, if an interruption
occurs, the BIOS could be damaged. Table 38 lists the drives and media types that
can and cannot be used for BIOS recovery. The BIOS recovery media does not need to
be made bootable.
Table 38. Acceptable Drives/Media Types for BIOS Recovery
(Note)
Media Type
Optical drive connected to the SATA interface
USB removable drive (a USB Flash Drive, for example)
USB diskette drive (with a 1.44 MB diskette)
USB hard disk drive
NOTE: Supported file systems for BIOS recovery:
• NTFS (sparse, compressed, or encrypted files are not supported)
• FAT32
• FAT16
• FAT12
• ISO 9660
For information about
BIOS update instructions
Refer to
http://downloadcenter.intel.com
Can be used for BIOS recovery?
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Refer to
http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb
/CS-022312.htm
Overview of BIOS Features
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