Diagnostic Tools and Setup Utilities 90
BIOS Updating
To update the system BIOS, a BIOS Update USB disk must be created as follows:
1. Insert a USB disk into the USB port. Please make sure the USB disk can be formatted and
bootable.
Download the Smart Component (SPxxxxx.exe) to a directory on the hard drive and navigate to
that directory.
2. From that drive and directory, execute the downloaded file.
3. On executing th e d own l oaded file, the user is prompted t o enter the drive letter to be
overwritten. Enter the drive letter of the USB disk. The utility creates a bootable USB disk and
copies the files over to t h e USB disk.
4. Reboot the ML150 G6 Server with the USB disk. Ma ke sure the BIOS setting allows booting from
the USB disk.
5. Follow the on-screen instructions to finish t h e fla shing of the BIOS.