Updating the BIOS 
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Updating the BIOS with the ISO Image BIOS 
Update File or the Intel
®
 Flash Memory 
Update Utility  
You can use the information in this section to update the BIOS using either the Intel 
Flash Memory Update Utility or the ISO Image BIOS update file. 
Obtaining the BIOS Update File 
You can update to a new version of the BIOS by using the ISO Image BIOS update file 
(recommended), or Intel Flash Memory BIOS update file.   
The ISO Image BIOS update file is a standardized image of a bootable CD-ROM that 
can be used to create a bootable CD that will update the BIOS. 
The Intel Flash Memory BIOS update file is a compressed file that contains the files 
you need to update the BIOS.  The BIOS update file contains: 
•  New BIOS file (including the Intel
®
 Management Engine (Intel
®
 ME) Firmware 
Image)) 
•  Intel
®
 Integrator Toolkit Configuration File (optional) 
•  Intel Flash Memory Update Utility 
You can obtain either of these files through your computer supplier or by navigating to 
the Intel Desktop Board DH61CR page on the Intel World Wide Web site Download 
Center at http://downloadcenter.intel.com
.   
On the DH61CR page, click on the “BIOS Update” link and then select the the Iflash 
BIOS Update file.   
Updating the BIOS with the Intel Flash Memory Update 
Utility 
With the Intel Flash Memory Update Utility you can update the system BIOS from a 
bootable CD-ROM, bootable USB flash drive, or other bootable USB media.  The utility 
available on the Intel World Wide Web site provides a simple method for creating a 
bootable CD-ROM that will automatically update your BIOS.  The BIOS update files can 
also be extracted locally to your hard drive and copied to a bootable USB flash drive or 
other bootable USB media.   
The Intel Flash Memory Update Utility allows you to: 
•  Update the BIOS and Intel Management Engine in flash memory 
•  Update the language section of the BIOS 
 
NOTE 
Review the instructions distributed with the update utility before attempting a BIOS 
update.