Bios Maintenance - Kontron ZINC CUBE C232 User Manual

The BIOS setup menu can be accessed through the BMC virtual KVM.
To access the BIOS setup utility menus:
1. Press the power button on the front control panel to power up the server.
Press DEL or ESC during system boot when the Press <DEL> or <ESC> to enter setup displays.
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3. Use the left and right arrow keys to navigate the different menu options. When a menu option is
selected, the top-level screen for that option appears.
4. Use the up and down arrow keys to scroll up and down to select an item on a top-level screen. When
the up and down arrow keys are pressed, the only options that are highlighted are the options that
can be modified.
 If an item can be modified, user instructions for modifying the option appear in the right column of
the screen.
If an item is a link to a sub-screen, a prompt to press Enter to access the sub-screen appears in the
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right column.
Modify the setup item and press F4 to save the changes and exit the screen.
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Follow the instructions on the Save & Exit menu screen to save or discard your changes and exit the
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BIOS setup utility.

6.2.6. BIOS Maintenance

This section provides information about upgrading the BIOS, clearing the BIOS password, clearing CMOS, and a BIOS
jumper description.
6.2.6.1. Upgrading the BIOS using DOS
The flash memory update utility loads a fresh copy of the BIOS into flash ROM. This utility only updates the BIOS
region.
BIOS update utility: AFUDOS.EXE
Boot the system to DOS environment and execute the following command to update BIOS:
AFUDOS <BIOS ROM File Name>[Option 1][Option 2]
or
AFUDOS<Output BIOS ROM File Name><Commands>
 Commands
Use the mandatory field to select an operation mode.
 /O Save current ROM image to file
 /U Get and display ROM ID from BIOS ROM file
 /S Refer to Option: /S
 /D Verification test of given ROM File without flashing BIOS.
 Options
Use the optional field to supply more information for flashing the BIOS ROM. The following lists the supported
optional parameters and format:
 /P Program main bios image
 /B Program Boot Block
 /N Program NVRAM
 /E Program Embedded Controller block if present
 /K Program all non-critical blocks
 /Kn Program n'th non-critical block only (0>= n <=7)
 /Q Quiet mode enable
 /REBOOT Reboot after update BIOS done
 /X Do not check ROM ID
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