14-8 Chapter 14: BIOS Updating Procedures
Manually Updating the MAC Address
The SPI/BIOS Updating Utility can be used to replace a lost or corrupted Motherboard
MAC address.
1. Boot the terminal with the SPI/BIOS Update device as described earlier in this
2. Select Option 3 to perform a manual BIOS update.
3. When prompted for the DMI information enter Ctrl-c to exit the utility.
4. At the DOS prompt enter the following command:
Verifying the Terminal MAC and AMT MAC Addresses
The results can be verified by performing using the following commands.
The updated address is displayed:
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1 Update SPI and BIOS – No prompt for Serial/Model/Class unless invalid
2 Update BIOS only
***** Forced Update of Serial/Model/Class Information *****
3 Update DMI only – Serial/Model/Class update ONLY (no BIOS or SPI Update)
4 Update of SPI and BIOS – Always prompts for Serial/Model/Class
5 Update of BIOS only
***** For Service Personnel Only *****
6 Update of SPI and BIOS – Reset to Default Serial/Model/Class information
fpt –u –n:HostMacAdd –v:0x123456789012
where: the number at the end is the terminal MAC address (Hex).
Note: The MAC address is located on a printed label on the front of the Motherboard.
When prompted to overwrite the existing file, answer y.
Fpt -q -d:gm45_gbe.bin -gbe
Get_1mac gm45_gbe.bin macs.bat
HOST_MAC_ADDR is 00-1f-e2-40-01-3c
– No prompt for Serial/Model/Class unless invalid
– Always prompts for Serial/Model/Class