MAXDATA PLATINUM - Software Updates; Creating a Bootable Diskette; Software Update Package; Preparation

MAXDATA PLATINUM Server Board User’s Manual
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Software Updates
Your system comes with preinstalled system BIOS and BMC firmware. When necessary,
updates will be available for download from the Intel support website at:
http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/SCB2
The updates are available in two forms:
• A software update package (SUP) containing all three updates
• Individual files, one for each update, that are manually executed
With either form, bootable diskettes must be created.
Creating a Bootable Diskette
Each update diskette created must be made bootable with ROM-DOS Ver. 6.22 or MS-DOS
Ver. 6.22.
✏ NOTE
It is recommended that the target system be booted with the Resource CD that accompanied
the product. However, the process for making the diskettes is the same for all the compatible
versions of DOS. ROM-DOS Ver. 6.22 is included on the Resource CD.
1. Insert and boot to the Resource CD.
2. Exit from the menu to a DOS prompt.
3. Insert a diskette into the floppy drive.
4. At the DOS prompt, for an unformatted diskette, type:
format a:/s
or, for a formatted diskette, type:
sys a:
4. Press <Enter>.
Software Update Package
A Software Update Package (SUP) contains all the necessary files to perform BIOS, BMC,
FRU/SDR, or other software updates.
Preparation
Before proceeding, review the release notes.
1. Download the software update.
2. Print, review, and follow the instruction.rtf file (it supercedes any other instructions)
3. Label three blank floppy disks as follows:
• Disk 1 - SCB2 BIOS update diskette
• Disk 2 – SCB2 BMC update diskette
• Disk 3 – SCB2 FRU/SDR update diskette
4. Make the diskettes DOS bootable.
5. Record the current BIOS settings.
a. Boot the computer and press <F2> when you see the splash screen.
b. Write down the current settings in the BIOS Setup program.