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1. You can obtain a BIOS recovery diskette from one of the following sources:

v Download the BIOS code update from the World Wide Web and use it to

make a recovery diskette.

v Contact your IBM service representative.

To create and use a diskette, you must add an optional external diskette drive to

the server.

To download the BIOS code update from the World Wide Web, complete the

following steps:

1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/support/xseries/index.html.

2. Select System x3650 from the Hardware list,.

3. Click the Download tab.

4. Download the latest BIOS code update.

5. Create the BIOS recovery diskette, following the instructions that come with the

update file that you downloaded.

The

flash memory of the server consists of a primary page and a backup page. The

backup page is a protected area that cannot be overwritten. The recovery boot

block is a section of code in this protected area that enables the server to start up

and to read a recovery diskette. The recovery utility recovers the system BIOS code

from the BIOS recovery files on the diskette.

To recover the BIOS code and restore the server operation to the primary page,

complete the following steps:

1. Turn off the server, and disconnect all power cords and external cables.

2. Remove the server cover. See “Removing the cover” on page 90 for more

information.

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