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5.
When the utility asks for confirmation that you want to flash the new BIOS into memory,
select Continue with Programming. Press <Enter>.
6.
When the utility displays the message upgrade is complete, remove the diskette. Press
<Enter>.
7.
As the computer boots, check the BIOS identifier (version number) to make sure the upgrade
was successful.
8.
To enter the Setup program, press <F2> when you see the message:
9.
For proper operation, load the Setup program defaults. To load the defaults, press <F9>.
10. To accept the defaults, press <Enter>.
11. Set the options in the Setup program to the settings you wrote down before the BIOS
upgrade.
12. To save the settings, press <F10>.
13. To accept the settings, press <Enter>.
14. Turn off the computer and reboot.
Recovering the BIOS
It is unlikely that anything will interrupt the BIOS upgrade; however, if an interruption occurs,
the BIOS could be damaged. In that case, you must recover the BIOS.
N N O O T T E E
Because of the small amount of code available in the nonerasable boot block area, there is no video
support. You will not see anything on the screen during the procedure. Monitor the procedure by
listening to the speaker and looking at the diskette drive LED.
The procedure for recovering the BIOS is detailed in the 'Mainboard' chapter. After doing the
procedure, leave the upgrade disk in drive A and turn on the server, then continue with the BIOS
upgrade.
Changing the BIOS language
You can use the BIOS upgrade utility to change the language BIOS displays. Use a bootable
diskette containing the Intel flash utility and language files.
1.
Boot the computer with the bootable diskette in drive A. The BIOS upgrade utility screen
appears.
2.
Select Update Flash Memory From a File.
3.
Select Update Language Set. Press <Enter>.
4.
Select drive A and use the arrow keys to select the correct .lng file. Press <Enter>.
5.
When the utility asks for confirmation that you want to flash the new language into memory,
select Continue with Programming. Press <Enter>.
6.
When the utility displays the message upgrade is complete, remove the diskette. Press
<Enter>.
7.
The computer will reboot and the changes will take effect.
Press <F2> Key if you want to run SETUP
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