Intel S875WP1-E manual Recording the Current BIOS Settings, Creating Bootable Media

Recording the Current BIOS Settings

1. Boot the server and press <F2> when you see the message:

Press <F2> Key if you want to run SETUP

✏NOTE

Do not skip step 2. You will need these settings to configure your server at the end of the upgrade procedure.

2. Write down the current settings in the BIOS Setup program.

Creating Bootable Media

You can create bootable media with a:

•CD writer

•Normal diskette drive or an LS-120 diskette drive

Creating a Bootable CD

The instructions below assume a bootable diskette is used. When using a CD writer to use a CD, follow the instructions provided with your CD writer to make a bootable CD using floppy emulation and bootable files.

Creating a Bootable Diskette

✏NOTE

If your drive A is an LS-120 diskette drive, you must use a 1.44 MB diskette as the bootable BIOS update diskette. The server is unable to recover a BIOS from an LS-120 diskette.

To create a bootable diskette using a DOS system:

•Place an unformatted diskette in the diskette drive and format the diskette using the /s option. Example: format a: /s

•Alternatively, place a formatted diskette in the diskette drive and use the sys command. Example: sys a:

To create a bootable diskette using a non-DOS system:

1.Obtain the BIOS update file through your server supplier or from the Intel World Wide Web site: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/

2.Copy the BIOS update file to a temporary directory on your hard disk.

3.Change to the temporary directory.

4.To extract the files, double click on the BIOS update file, for example, EABIOSxx.EXE.

5.One of the extracted files is MK_BOOTZ.EXE. Double click on this file to extract the README.TXT file.

6.Follow the directions in the README.TXT file.

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