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 DQ67OW page on the Intel World Wide Web site Download
Center at http://downloadcenter.intel.com
.
On the DQ67OW 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.
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