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4.6 BIOS Updates
The BIOS can be updated using either of the following utilities, which are available on
the Intel web site:
Intel
®
Express BIOS Update utility, which enables automated updating while in the
Windows environment. Using this utility, the BIOS can be updated from a file on a
hard disk, a USB drive (a flash drive or a USB drive), or an optical drive.
Intel
®
Flash Memory Update Utility, which requires booting from DOS. Using this
utility, the BIOS can be updated from a file on a hard disk, a USB drive (a flash
drive or a USB drive), or an optical drive.
Intel
®
F7 switch allows a user to select where the BIOS .bio file is located and
perform the update from that location/device. Similar to performing a BIOS
Recovery without removing the BIOS configuration jumper.
Both utilities verify that the updated BIOS matches the target system to prevent
accidentally installing an incompatible BIOS.
NOTE
Review the instructions distributed with the upgrade utility before attempting a BIOS
update.
For information about
Refer to
BIOS update utilities
http://downloadcenter.intel.com
4.6.1 BIOS Recovery
It is unlikely that anything will interrupt a BIOS update. However, if an interruption
occurs, the BIOS could be damaged. Table 37 lists the drives and media types that can
and cannot be used for BIOS recovery. The BIOS recovery media does not need to be
made bootable.
Table 37. Acceptable Drives/Media Types for BIOS Recovery
Media Type
(Note)
Can be used for BIOS recovery?
Optical drive connected to the SATA interface
Yes
USB removable drive (a USB Flash Drive, for example)
Yes
USB diskette drive (with a 1.44 MB diskette)
No
USB hard disk drive
Yes
NOTE: Supported file systems for BIOS recovery:
NTFS (sparse, compressed, or encrypted files are not supported)
FAT32
FAT16
FAT12
ISO 9660
For information about
Refer to
BIOS update instructions
http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb
/CS-022312.htm