Upgrading The Bios; Preparing For The Upgrade; Obtaining The Bios Upgrade File - Intel D815EEA Product Manual

3 Upgrading the BIOS

This chapter tells you how to:
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Upgrade the BIOS using the Intel
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Recover the BIOS if an upgrade fails
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Change the BIOS language

Preparing for the Upgrade

Before you upgrade the BIOS, prepare by:
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Obtaining the BIOS upgrade file

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Recording the current BIOS settings
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Creating a bootable diskette
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Creating the BIOS upgrade diskette
Obtaining the BIOS Upgrade File
You can upgrade to a new version of the BIOS by using the BIOS upgrade file. The BIOS upgrade
file is a compressed self-extracting archive that contains all the files you need to upgrade the
BIOS. The BIOS upgrade file contains:
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New BIOS files
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BIOS recovery files
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Intel Flash Memory Update Utility
You can obtain the BIOS upgrade file through your computer supplier or from the Intel World
Wide Web site:
http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/
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NOTE
Please review the instructions distributed with the update utility before attempting a BIOS
upgrade.
The Intel Flash Memory Update Utility allows you to:
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Upgrade the BIOS in flash memory.
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Update the language section of the BIOS.
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Flash Memory Update Utility
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