Updating The Bios; Updating The Bios With The Intel Flash Memory Update Utility; Obtaining The Bios Update File; Updating The Bios With The Intel - Intel DBS1200KP Product Manual

3 Updating the BIOS

The BIOS Setup program can be used to view and change the BIOS settings for the computer. You
can access the BIOS Setup program by pressing the <F2> key after the Power-On Self-Test (POST)
memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins.
This chapter tells you how to update the BIOS by either using the Intel
Utility or the <F7> key, and how to recover the BIOS if an update fails.

Updating the BIOS with the Intel

Update Utility
You can use the information in this section to update the BIOS using the Intel
Update Utility.

Obtaining the BIOS Update File

You can update to a new version of the BIOS by using the Intel
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The Intel Flash Memory BIOS update file is a compressed file that contains the files you need to
update the BIOS. The BIOS update file contains:
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New BIOS file (including the Intel
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Intel Integrator Toolkit Configuration File (optional)
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Intel

Flash Memory Update Utility

You can obtain either of these files through your computer supplier or by navigating to the Intel
Server Board S1200KP page on the Intel
http://downloadcenter.intel.com.
On the S1200KP page, click on the "BIOS Update" link and then select the Iflash BIOS
Update file.
Updating the BIOS with the Intel
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With the Intel Flash Memory Update Utility you can update the system BIOS from a bootable
USB flash drive, or other bootable USB media. The BIOS update files can be extracted locally to
your hard drive and copied to a bootable USB flash drive or other bootable USB media.
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The Intel Flash Memory Update Utility allows you to:
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Update the BIOS and Intel
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Update the language section of the BIOS
NOTE
Review the instructions distributed with the update utility before attempting a
BIOS update.
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Intel Server Board S1200KP Product Guide
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Management Engine (Intel
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World Wide Web site Download Center at
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Flash Memory Update Utility
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Management Engine in flash memory
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Flash Memory Update
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Flash Memory
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Flash Memory
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Flash Memory BIOS update file.
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ME) Firmware Image))
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