BX924 S4 Upgrade and Maintenance Manual 75
Basic software procedures
Ê Deactivate the BIOS Recovery Flash Bit Enabled option in the management
blade Boot Options menu.
Ê Switch on the server blade as described in section "Switching on the server
blade" on page 60.
Ê You can now put the server blade back into operation.
Second option: Recovering the server blade BIOS via DIP switch
Ê Remove the server blade from the system unit as described in section
"Removing a server blade" on page 53.
Ê Open the server blade as described in section "Opening the server blade"
on page 55.
Ê Enter BIOS recovery mode using switch 3 of the user DIP switch bank, see
section "Onboard settings" on page 279.
Ê Close the server blade as described in section "Closing the server blade" on
page 56.
Ê Reinstall and secure the server blade in the system unit as described in
section "Installing the server blade in the system unit" on page 57.
Ê Connect the monitor, keyboard, mouse and USB memory stick to the port on
the front of the server blade using the Y cable, see the Operating Manual.
Ê Switch on the server blade as described in section "Switching on the server
blade" on page 60.
After a short beep, the BIOS upload is executed. The status of the Flash
operation is displayed on screen. Once the Flash operation is complete,
information on how to proceed is displayed:
V CAUTION!
Do not interrupt the BIOS recovery process after it has started. If the
process is interrupted, the BIOS may be permanently corrupted.
Ê Switch off the server blade as described in section "Shutting down the server
blade" on page 52.
Ê Remove the Y-cable.
Ê Remove the server blade from the system unit as described in section
"Removing a server blade" on page 53.