Upgrading The Bios - Gateway ALR 9200 Maintaining And Troubleshooting

100 Maintaining and Troubleshooting the Gateway ALR 9200 Server
5. Read the LICENSE.TXT file, which contains the software license
agreement, and the README.TXT file, which contains the
instructions for the BIOS upgrade.
Insert the bootable diskette into drive A.
6.
To extract the BIOS.EXE file to the diskette, change to the temporary
7.
directory that holds the BIOS.EXE file and type:
BIOS A:
Press .
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The diskette now holds the BIOS upgrade and recovery files.
9.

Upgrading the BIOS

The BIOS upgrade takes the server out of commission for a short time.
Make sure that there are no running processes or other critical activities
ongoing at the time you begin the BIOS upgrade.
Boot the server with the diskette in drive A. The BIOS upgrade utility
1.
screen appears.
2. Select Update Flash Memory From a File
3. Select Update System BIOS
Use the arrow keys to select the correct .bio file. Press
4.
When the utility asks for confirmation that you want to flash the new
5.
BIOS into memory, select
6. When the utility displays the message that the upgrade is complete,
remove the diskette. Press
Reboot the server. As the server boots, check the BIOS identifier
7.
(version number) to verify that the upgrade was successful.
To enter the Setup program, press
8.
Press <F2> Key if you want to run SETUP
To Upgrade the BIOS
.
. Press .
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Continue with Programming
.
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when you see the message:
F
2
.
E
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. Press .
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