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Updating HP NetServer BIOS

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Updating HP NetServer BIOS Only perform this procedure if you were prompted that the BIOS on your server is an earlier version than the version on the HP NetServer Navigator CD. To update the HP NetServer BIOS: 1. When the server prompts you that the BIOS version is outdated, skip the Hardware Verification & Labeling Utility. 2. Choose Configuration Assistant, then select Custom. 3. Select Microsoft as your NOS and NT 4.0 as the version. 4. Select Update Flash Memory Area from a File on the main menu. 5. Press Enter to select Update System BIOS+User Area. 6. Repeatedly press the Tab key until the BIOS filename is highlighted, then press Enter. 7. Press Enter to select Continue with programming, then press Enter again. The server reboots and returns the server to the Configuration Assistant window. 8. Go to the Configuring Your Servers for Windows NT Installation procedure earlier in this part and complete the procedure starting at step 3. 14

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Updating HP NetServer BIOS
Only perform this procedure if you were prompted that the BIOS on your server is an earlier version than the
version on the
HP NetServer Navigator CD.
To update the HP NetServer BIOS:
1.
When the server prompts you that the BIOS version is outdated, skip the Hardware Verification &
Labeling Utility.
2.
Choose
Configuration Assistant
, then select
Custom
.
3.
Select
Microsoft
as your NOS and
NT 4.0
as the version.
4.
Select
Update Flash Memory Area
from a File
on the main menu.
5.
Press Enter to select
Update System BIOS+User Area
.
6.
Repeatedly press the Tab key until the BIOS filename is highlighted, then press Enter.
7.
Press Enter to select
Continue with programming
, then press Enter again.
The server reboots and returns the server to the Configuration Assistant window.
8.
Go to the
Configuring Your Servers for Windows NT Installation
procedure earlier in this part and
complete the procedure starting at step 3.