Intel SE7221BK1-E manual Obtaining the Upgrade Utility Creating a Bootable Diskette

SE7221BK1-ETechnical Product Specification

If you chose to “Save Custom Defaults,” after the new BIOS is flashed, you can restore your settings from the “Load Custom Default” option.

9.6.1.2Obtaining the Upgrade Utility

You can upgrade to a new version of the BIOS using the new BIOS files and the BIOS upgrade utility. You can obtain the BIOS upgrade file and the utility from the Intel Customer Support Web site: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/SE7221BK1-E.

9.6.1.3Creating a Bootable Diskette

1.Use a DOS system to create the diskette.

2.Insert a diskette in diskette drive A.

3.At the C:\ prompt, for an unformatted diskette, type: format a:/s

or, for a diskette that has already been formatted, type: sys a:

4.Press <Enter>.

9.6.1.4Flash Update Utility

The BIOS flash utility suite is compatible with DOS, WIN NT 4.0 / 2000 / XP, and LINUX operating environments.

The afuXXX AMI Firmware Update Utilities are required for BIOS updates.

[1] In DOS

1.The flash bootable disk must have ROM image and afudos. 2.Enter in DOS.

3.Run AFUDOS /i<ROM filename> [/n] [/p[b][n][c]].

[2]In WIN NT 4.0 / 2000 / XP

1.The flash disk must have ROM image, AMIFLDRV.SYS and AFUWIN.EXE.

2.Enter in WIN NT 4.0 / 2000 / XP.

3.Run command AFUWIN /i<ROM filename> [/n] [/p[b][n][c]].

[3] In LINUX

1.The flash disk must have ROM image and AFULNX. 2.Enter in linux and include floppy device.

3.Run command ./afulnx /i<ROM filename> [/n] [/p[b][n][c]].

[4]In EFI Shell

1.The flash disk must have ROM image and AFUEFI.

2.Boot to EFI Shell with the flash disk.

3.Do a map -r to obtain the file system on the disk.

4.Change drive to the flash disk. E.g., if the flash disk is fs0:, type fs0: at the prompt.

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