Bios Updates And Configuration; Updating System Bios - Intel SR1670HV - Server System - 0 MB RAM Service Manual

6. BIOS Updates and Configuration

Your server system includes a BIOS which is used to configure critical system settings,
ensuring best performance and reliability. In addition, it provides options that you can
manually set to configure system features and functions to best meet custom operating
environments. This section describes how to keep your system BIOS up to date, recover
the BIOS in the unlikely event it gets corrupted, and access the BIOS Setup Utility used to
configure many of its options.

6.1 Updating System BIOS

Periodically, Intel makes available a new BIOS release for its server products to enhance
features or correct reported issues. You can download BIOS updates for this server
system from Intel at the following web site:
http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/SR1670HV/
The System Update or BIOS Update package includes the following files:
AFUDOS.EXE – A DOS-based utility used to update the BIOS and provide additional
support options.
xxxxxxxx.ROM – BIOS image file used by the AFUDOS utility.
BIOS##.BAT – DOS Batch file used to update the BIOS by executing the AFUDOS
utility with the appropriate command line options.
README.TXT – Release notes for the BIOS Update describing changes.
NOTE: Prior to updating the System BIOS, Intel recommends reading the Release Notes to fully
understand the changes made to the new release and determine how they may affect your
system after the update in completed.
Before performing the BIOS update, Intel recommends noting all current BIOS Setup options.
These will need to be reset to your desired settings after the BIOS Update has completed. See
the BIOS Setup Utility section later for more information about this utility.
You should complete the following procedure to update the System BIOS:
1. Extract files from the BIOS Update Package to a DOS bootable USB Flash Drive.
2. Plug in the USB Flash Drive and reboot the server to boot from it.
NOTE: With the USB Flash drive plugged in, you may need to access the BIOS Setup Utility to
configure the USB Flash Drive as the first Boot Drive in the system. See BIOS Setup later in this
chapter for instructions on how to access the BIOS Setup utility and make this change.
3. At the DOS prompt, type the name of the batch file <BIOS##.BAT> where ## is the
BIOS revision. The BIOS update begins as soon as the <ENTER> key is pressed.
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