Intel NetStructure® MPCBL0010 Single Board Computer
October 2006 Technical Product Specification
Order Number: 304120 33
Operating the Unit—MPCBL0010 SBC
You can download software updates for the MPCBL0010 SBC from this Intel web site:
http://www.intel.com/design/telecom/products/cbp/atca/9445/overview.htm

3.8.1 BIOS Updates

At times, new BIOS images will be released to the Intel web site which may add
additional features to the SBC. The BIOS update release package contains the BIOS
ROM image, as well as the flash update utilities. The BIOS update release package also
contains detailed instructions about how to update the BIOS.

3.8.2 Loading\Saving Custom BIOS Configuration

The CMOS setti ngs, together with the BIOS b inary image, c an be copied to a file with a
file name specified by the user. This allows the user to save BIOS settings from one
SBC and then load the settings onto several other SBCs. The flashlnx utility used to
perform this function is included in the BIOS update release package on the Intel web
site.
3.8.2.1 Synchronizing BIOS Image and Settings from FWH0 (Main) to FWH1
(Backup)
Prior to upgrading the main BIOS (FWH0), a user can create a mirror image where all
the operational codes and CMOS settings will be copied to a redundant BIOS Flash
device. Preserving a copy of the old BIOS image prior to updating the main BIOS is
suggested in case the FWH0 update fails.
The syntax ./flashlnx -m can be used to initiate this transfer. See the suggested
method in Tabl e 3.
Table 3. Suggested Method of BIOS Image Synchronization prior to BIOS Upgrade
BIOS Image Command Behavior
This is the original FWH images before an
upgrade.
FWH0 has Image N installed, which is a newer
image than what is installed in FWH1, which is
Image N-1.
./flashlnx –m
The user can initiate a BIOS update while the
OS is running.
When this command is executed, the Image N
in FWH0 (BIOS codes + CMOS settings) is
synchronized to FWH1. Image N has now been
copied to the backup FWH1 BIOS image.
No reboot is needed for this operation.
Note: N = BIOS version

FWH0

Image N

FWH1

Image N-1

FWH0

Image N

FWH1

Image N-1

FWH0
Image N
FWH1
Image N
FWH0
Image N
FWH1
Image N