Put a blank CD into your CD burner. Log on to your Internet connection. Go to www.support.gateway.com.

Chapter 3: Managing and Maintaining Your Server

Creating a DOS-bootable System Update Package (SUP) CD

Several utilities available on this server require that you boot the server to DOS. A DOS-bootable SUP CD, containing the update files, provides a convenient way to accomplish this.

For this process, you will need:

■A CD burner drive

■CD burning software

■A blank CD

To create a DOS-bootable SUP CD:

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Click Downloads, then Browse all downloads.

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Select Servers for Step 1.

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Select 9715 for Step 2.

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Select your operating system for Step 3.

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Select BIOS downloads for Step 4.

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Click Display results for Step 5.

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Select the System Update Package file from the list of available files.

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Click Download now, then select a convenient and easily found location for the file.

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After the file downloads, find the .ISO file on your hard drive and double-click on it.

 

Your CD burner software will open.

 

Important

 

CD burning software must be installed on your system for this process

 

 

 

 

to work.

 

 

 

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Click to start writing to the CD. The CD created will be DOS-bootable and will contain

 

the latest updates for BIOS, FRU, CMOS, and so on.

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