Intel AC450NX Product Manual page 198

AC450NX Rack Server System Product Guide
Recording the Current BIOS Settings
Before updating the BIOS, record your current BIOS settings. You will need them to configure
your server at the end of the update procedure.
1. Turn on your video monitor and your server. Each time you turn on or reboot your server
POST begins and, after a few seconds, displays this message:
Press <F2> to enter Setup
2. After pressing F2, a few seconds may pass before entering Setup while POST completes tests
and initialization functions. When Setup is entered, write down the current settings.
Creating the BIOS Update Diskette
The BIOS update file is a compressed self-extracting archive that contains the files you need to
update the BIOS.
1. Copy the BIOS update file to a temporary directory on your hard disk.
2. From the C:\ prompt, change to the temporary directory.
3. To extract the file, type the name of the BIOS update file; for example, type
and press <Enter>. The extracted files include
•
LICENSE.TXT
•
README.TXT
•
BIOINSTR.TXT
•
—BIOS update software
BIOS.EXE
4. Insert the bootable diskette into drive A.
5. Change to the temporary directory that holds the
6. Type
BIOS A:
NOTE
If the extracted files do not include the
BIOS update file directly to the bootable diskette in drive A.
Example: type
Running the BIOS Update Utility
Remember to write down the current BIOS settings before running the BIOS update utility.
1. Observe the precautions on page 111, "Safety Guidelines."
2. Insert the update diskette into drive A, and turn on the monitor and server. When the server
boots from the diskette, follow the screen prompts.
If you choose option 1, the server will automatically reboot after the update process completes
so that the changes will take effect. Remove the diskette when the server starts to boot.
If you choose option 2, you must reboot the server by pressing reset or <Enter> after the update
process completes for the changes to take effect. Remove the diskette when the server starts to
boot.
3. As the server boots, check the BIOS identifier—version number—to make sure the update was
successful.
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—software license agreement
—instructions for the BIOS update
—instructions for creating a bootable diskette
and press <Enter> to extract the
and press <Enter>.
10006BI1 A:
file.
BIOS.EXE
file to the diskette.
BIOS.EXE
file, you must extract the
BIOS.EXE
10006BI1.EXE