SUPER MICRO Computer X8SIA-F user manual Recovery Process from an IDE/SATA Atapi Disc Drive

X8SIA/X8SIA-F User’s Manual

5.When the Boot Sector Recovery Process is complete, the system will reboot automatically and you will see a checksum error on your screen.

Part 2: BIOS Reprogramming (Re-Flashing)

After completing the Boot Sector Recovery Process, you will need to reprogram (“re-flash”) the proper BIOS binary file again into the BIOS ROM in order to have the correct BIOS file loaded by the system. For details on how to flash/re-flash a BIOS, please check our website for “Update your BIOS”, or see the section 3-3 (FAQ) of this manual. DO NOT INTERRUPT THIS PROCESS!

When completed, the system will reboot automatically, and you will see a checksum error again.

Press “F1” to go to setup. Press “F9” to load the defaults and then press “F10” to save and exit.

C-2 Recovery Process from an IDE/SATA ATAPI Disc Drive

This process is identical to the Boot Sector Recovery Process from a USB Device/ Drive (as above), except that the BIOS image file (“super.rom”) is loaded from an IDE/ATAPI CD/DVD/ROM/RW disc drive that is attached to the system. Note that loading from an IDE/SATA hard disk drive is NOT supported.

1.Using a different system, download and copy the correct BIOS binary image into a writable CD/DVD disc's Root "\" Directory. Rename the downloaded file to

"super.rom", so the recovery process can recognize and read the BIOS binary file.

Note: Record/Burn the CD/DVD-R/RW disc using the ISO 9600 standard format. Refer to your CD/DVD mastering application documentation for instructions on how to do this.

2.Insert the newly-created disc into the IDE/SATA ATAPI CD/DVD ROM/RW drive of the system that has the corrupted BIOS and power the system down.

3.Follow the step-by-step instructions under Part 1 - Recovery Process from a USB Device/Drive (above) starting from Step 3 and continue on to Part 2 - BIOS Reprogramming (Re-Flashing).

If your system still does not boot up after performing the above procedure, then there may be other issues with your motherboard. Please contact your customer service representative.

C-2