Standalone Bios Flash Update - Intel S1200V3RP Technical Product Specification

BIOS Setup Interface
The BIOS update is done using a "capsule" file which contains all relevant BIOS components.
This capsule omits the NVRAM Firmware Volume, which retains its existing contents through
the BIOS Update. There is a single BIOS capsule file for a given BIOS Release for updating the
BIOS on all of the boards in the S1200RP Server Board Family.
It is also possible to completely reprogram the Flash Memory component using an EPROM
Programmer and a binary BIOS image but this requires removing the Flash chip and is
generally only done in a Development environment with a socketed Flash part. That is not
discussed in this document.
9.5.1

Standalone BIOS Flash Update

The "IFlash32" BIOS Update Utility is a UEFI Shell application program used for updating the
system BIOS using the capsule file from a BIOS release. This tool can also be used to update
the ME but that is not discussed in this document (refer to ME Release Notes for update
instructions).
There is an IFlash32 version available for WinPE* environments. This version requires that
"Plug & Play BMC Detection" must be enabled in the Server Management tab in Setup (see
Figure 32), and drivers must be installed. Refer to the IFlash32 program Release Notes for
information on this.
The following procedure shows the steps necessary to update the BIOS using IFlash32 running
under the UEFI Shell. The assumption is that the user has obtained a BIOS release in
compressed ("Zip") format, typically by downloading it from the Intel Support Website.
This is the general procedure for the UEFI BIOS Update – the BIOS Release Notes will include
the most up-to-date procedure.
1. Unzip the compressed zip file on any Windows system and copy the UEFI folder (two
required files: iflash32.efi and ipmi.efi) to any external medium, typically a USB Flash
Drive (USB Key).
2. Copy the new capsule file to be updated (it has a file extension of ".cap") to the same
folder as iflash32.efi.
3. Boot to the EFI Shell on the system to be updated, and connect the external medium
with the capsule file and IFlash32 to it.
4. Go to the directory where iflash32.efi is present on the external medium.
5. Run the command
-u = update the System BIOS
-ni = update will be in non-interactive mode
[CapsuleFileName.cap] = replace with name of BIOS capsule file
6. At the end of the flash update, if the update is successful, a message will be displayed:
BIOS has been updated successfully.
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iflash32 –u -ni [CapsuleFileName.cap]
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