Intel SE7501HG2 Product Guide - Page 78

Creating the BIOS Upgrade Diskette, Performing the BIOS Upgrade, Recovering the BIOS

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Creating the BIOS Upgrade Diskette The BIOS upgrade file is a compressed self-extracting archive that contains the files you need to upgrade the BIOS. 1. Insert the bootable diskette into the diskette drive. 2. Extract the contents of the BIOS.EXE file onto the bootable diskette. To do this, type: BIOS.EXE A: Refer also to any instructions included with the BIOS package. 3. The BIOS upgrade image files are extracted directly into the floppy disk. Performing the BIOS Upgrade 1. Place the bootable diskette containing the BIOS update files into the diskette drive of your system. Boot the system with the diskette in the drive. 2. Choose option 1 to automatically update the system BIOS. This will update the system BIOS and reset the system. Choose option 2 to update the User Binary and reset the system. 3. Wait while the BIOS files are updated. Do not power down the system during the BIOS update process! The system will reset automatically when the BIOS update process is completed. Remove the diskette from the diskette drive. 4. Verify that the BIOS version displayed during POST is the new version as the system reboots. 5. Enter Setup by pressing the F2 key during boot. Once in Setup, press the F9 and to set the parameters back to default values. 6. Re-enter the values you wrote down at the beginning of this process. Press F10 and to exit BIOS Setup and Save Changes. 7. If you do not set the CMOS values back to defaults using the F9 key, the system may function erratically. ✏ NOTE You may encounter a CMOS Checksum error or other problem after reboot. If this happens, shut down the system and restart it. CMOS checksum errors require that you enter Setup, check your settings, save your settings, and exit Setup. Recovering the BIOS It is unlikely that anything will interrupt the BIOS upgrade; however, if an interruption occurs, the BIOS could be damaged. See "Recovering the BIOS" on page 119 for instructions. Changing the BIOS Language You can use the BIOS upgrade utility to change the language that the BIOS uses for messages and for the Setup program. Use a bootable diskette containing the Intel flash utility and language files. 1. Boot the computer with the bootable diskette in drive A. The BIOS upgrade utility screen appears. 2. Select Update Flash Memory From a File. 3. Select Update Language Set. Press . 4. Select drive A and use the arrow keys to select the correct .lng file. Press . 78 Intel Server Board SE7501HG2 Product Guide

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Intel Server Board SE7501HG2 Product Guide
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Creating the BIOS Upgrade Diskette
The BIOS upgrade file is a compressed self-extracting archive that contains the files you need to
upgrade the BIOS.
1.
Insert the bootable diskette into the diskette drive.
2.
Extract the contents of the BIOS.EXE file onto the bootable diskette.
To do this, type:
BIOS.EXE A:
Refer also to any instructions included with the BIOS package.
3.
The BIOS upgrade image files are extracted directly into the floppy disk.
Performing the BIOS Upgrade
1.
Place the bootable diskette containing the BIOS update files into the diskette drive of your
system.
Boot the system with the diskette in the drive.
2.
Choose option 1 to automatically update the system BIOS.
This will update the system BIOS
and reset the system.
Choose option 2 to update the User Binary and reset the system.
3.
Wait while the BIOS files are updated.
Do
not
power down the system during the BIOS update
process!
The system will reset automatically when the BIOS update process is completed.
Remove the diskette from the diskette drive.
4.
Verify that the BIOS version displayed during POST is the new version as the system reboots.
5.
Enter Setup by pressing the F2 key during boot.
Once in Setup, press the F9 and <Enter> to set
the parameters back to default values.
6.
Re-enter the values you wrote down at the beginning of this process.
Press F10 and <Enter> to
exit BIOS Setup and Save Changes.
7.
If you do not set the CMOS values back to defaults using the F9 key, the system may function
erratically.
NOTE
You may encounter a CMOS Checksum error or other problem after reboot.
If this happens, shut down the system and restart it.
CMOS checksum errors
require that you enter Setup, check your settings, save your settings, and exit
Setup.
Recovering the BIOS
It is unlikely that anything will interrupt the BIOS upgrade; however, if an interruption occurs, the
BIOS could be damaged.
See “Recovering the BIOS“ on page 119 for instructions.
Changing the BIOS Language
You can use the BIOS upgrade utility to change the language that the BIOS uses for messages and
for the Setup program.
Use a bootable diskette containing the Intel flash utility and language files.
1.
Boot the computer with the bootable diskette in drive A.
The BIOS upgrade utility screen
appears.
2. Select
Update Flash Memory From a File
.
3. Select
Update Language Set
.
Press <Enter>.
4.
Select drive A and use the arrow keys to select the correct
.lng
file.
Press
<Enter>
.