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Overview of BIOS Features 3.6 BIOS Updates The BIOS can be updated using either of the following utilities, which are available on the Intel World Wide Web site: • Intel® Express BIOS Update utility, which enables automated updating while in the Windows environment. Using this utility, the BIOS can be updated from a file on a hard disk, a USB drive (a flash drive or a USB drive), or an optical drive. • Intel® Flash Memory Update Utility, which requires booting from DOS. Using this utility, the BIOS can be updated from a file on a hard disk, a USB drive (a flash drive or a USB drive), or an optical drive. • Intel® F7 switch allows a user to select where the BIOS .bio file is located and perform the update from that location/device. Similar to performing a BIOS Recovery without removing the BIOS configuration jumper. Both utilities verify that the updated BIOS matches the target system to prevent accidentally installing an incompatible BIOS. NOTE Review the instructions distributed with the upgrade utility before attempting a BIOS update. For information about BIOS update utilities Refer to http://downloadcenter.intel.com 3.6.1 BIOS Recovery It is unlikely that anything will interrupt a BIOS update; however, if an interruption occurs, the BIOS could be damaged. Table 29 lists the drives and media types that can and cannot be used for BIOS recovery. The BIOS recovery media does not need to be made bootable. Table 29. Acceptable Drives/Media Types for BIOS Recovery Media Type(Note) Can be used for BIOS recovery? Optical drive connected to the SATA interface Yes USB removable drive (a USB Flash Drive, for example) Yes USB diskette drive (with a 1.44 MB diskette) No USB hard disk drive Yes NOTE: Supported file systems for BIOS recovery: • NTFS (sparse, compressed, or encrypted files are not supported) • FAT32 • FAT16 • FAT12 • ISO 9660 For information about BIOS update instructions Refer to http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/CS-022312.htm 65

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Overview of BIOS Features
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3.6
BIOS Updates
The BIOS can be updated using either of the following utilities, which are available on
the Intel World Wide Web site:
•
Intel
®
Express BIOS Update utility, which enables automated updating while
in the Windows environment.
Using this utility, the BIOS can be updated
from a file on a hard disk, a USB drive (a flash drive or a USB drive), or an
optical drive.
•
Intel
®
Flash Memory Update Utility, which requires booting from DOS.
Using this utility, the BIOS can be updated from a file on a hard disk, a USB
drive (a flash drive or a USB drive), or an optical drive.
•
Intel
®
F7 switch allows a user to select where the BIOS .bio file is located
and perform the update from that location/device.
Similar to performing a
BIOS Recovery without removing the BIOS configuration jumper.
Both utilities verify that the updated BIOS matches the target system to prevent
accidentally installing an incompatible BIOS.
NOTE
Review the instructions distributed with the upgrade utility before attempting a BIOS
update.
For information about
Refer to
BIOS update utilities
3.6.1
BIOS Recovery
It is unlikely that anything will interrupt a BIOS update; however, if an interruption
occurs, the BIOS could be damaged.
Table 29 lists the drives and media types that
can and cannot be used for BIOS recovery.
The BIOS recovery media does not need to
be made bootable.
Table 29.
Acceptable Drives/Media Types for BIOS Recovery
Media Type
(Note)
Can be used for BIOS recovery?
Optical drive connected to the SATA interface
Yes
USB removable drive (a USB Flash Drive, for example)
Yes
USB diskette drive (with a 1.44 MB diskette)
No
USB hard disk drive
Yes
NOTE:
Supported file systems for BIOS recovery:
•
NTFS (sparse, compressed, or encrypted files are not supported)
•
FAT32
•
FAT16
•
FAT12
•
ISO 9660
For information about
Refer to
BIOS update instructions