Updating The Bios; Notice: Bios Spi Rom - DFI AL171 User Manual

Updating the BIOS

To update the BIOS, you will need the new BIOS file and a flash utility. Please contact techni-
cal support or your sales representative for the files and specific instructions about how to
update BIOS with the flash utility. You may refer to how-to-video at our website for updating
the BIOS steps.
Chapter 3 BIOS Setup
Chapter 3

Notice: BIOS SPI ROM

1. The Intel Management Engine has already been integrated into this system board. Due to
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the safety concerns, the BIOS (SPI ROM) chip cannot be removed from this system board
and used on another system board of the same model.
2. The BIOS (SPI ROM) on this system board must be the original equipment from the factory
and cannot be used to replace one which has been utilized on other system boards.
3. If you do not follow the methods above, the Intel
and will cease to be effective.
Note:
a. You can take advantage of flash tools to update the default configuration of the
BIOS (SPI ROM) to the latest version anytime.
b. When the BIOS IC needs to be replaced, you have to populate it properly onto the
system board after the EEPROM programmer has been burned and follow the
technical person's instructions to confirm that the MAC address should be burned
or not.
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Management Engine will not be updated
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