CHAPTER 2: System utilities
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BIOS recovery
An interruption during a BIOS flash procedure (e.g. a power outage) can corrupt
the BIOS code, which will cause the system to go into an unbootable state. You
need to access and execute the boot block program to reboot the computer and
recover the regular BIOS code.

Creating the Crisis Recovery disk

To create the Crisis Recovery disk:
1Prepare a removable USB storage device with a capacity size greater than
10 MB.
Note that all data on the USB storage device will be cleared during the
creation of the crisis disk.
2Set up a computer running the Windows XP or Windows Vista OS and plug
in the USB storage device into an available USB port.
3Use the text editor to create a file named startup.nsh with the following
contents.
fs0:
PFlash.efi/bb1/silent/sv/sd JV40009j.fd (where JV40009j.fd is the new BIOS
image file)
4Copy the startup.nsh file and the following folder and files to the USB storage
device.
–EFI folder
–BIOS.cap
–PFlash.efi
–CrisisRevocery.efi
–BIOS image file
5Eject and reconnect the USB storage device, and make sure the files are
saved to the device.

Performing a BIOS recovery

To perform a BIOS recovery:
1Shut down the BIOS failed-computer.
2Connect the USB storage device containing the Crisis Recovery disk files
to the failed computer.
3Press and hold the Fn+Esc keys (this is the BIOS recovery hotkey), then
press the power button.
The BIOS recovery process begins. When the process is complete the
computer will automatically reboot.
Caution
Observe the following when performing a BIOS recovery:
• Make sure the battery pack is installed to the system and that
the computer is connected to a UPS unit during the BIOS
recovery and BIOS flash procedures.
• The BIOS crisis recovery disk should be prepared in a computer
running the Windows XP or Windows Vista OS.