Caution – Do not attempt to flash the system while it is still powered on. An
unrecoverable error might occur.
3. Disconnect the power cord (or cords) from the power supply (or supplies).
See
Section 2.4, "Powering Off the Server" on page
4. Extend the server into the maintenance position.
See
Section 2.5, "Extending the Server to the Maintenance Position" on page
5. Remove the top cover.
See
Section 2.8, "Removing the Top Cover" on page
6. Remove PCI cards from Riser 1.
See
Section 4.6.2, "Removing a PCIe Card" on page
7. Use a jumper cap to short the pins at jumper J16 on the server motherboard.
JP16 is located toward the rear of the board, between Riser 1 and Riser 2 and
below PCIe slot 1, PCIE riser 1.
8. Insert a bootable flash drive with the downloaded files into the server internal
USB port.
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