16-2 Chapter 16: BIOS Updating Procedures
Creating the Bootable Media
Creating a Bootable CD
ThedownloadedfileisaCDimagefile(ISO)containingthefiles
necessarytocreateabootableCD.AsystemwithaCD/DVDburneris
requiredtoperformthisfunction.
1. InsertawritableCDintheCD/DVDburnerdrive.
2. RecordthedownloadedimagefileontotheCDusinga
utilitythat
iscapableofburningISOfiles.
Note: YoucannotsimplydropthefileontheCDandburnit.You
mustusesoftwarecapableofrecordingISOimagesontoCDs.
Creating a Bootable USB Memory Drive
Thedownloadedfilecontainsthefilesnecessarytocreateabootable
USBMemoryDrive.
1. InsertaUSBdrivethatisformattedasFAT(orFAT32).
2. Unzipthedownloadedfiles.
3. CopythefilestotherootdirectoryoftheUSBMemoryDrive.
4. OpenaDOScommandwindow
5.
ChangedirectorytotheUSBMemoryDrive.
6. Executethefollowingcommand:
Syslinux –sfma <USB drive letter>
Example: Syslinux –sfma f:
Thiscommanderasesanybootablemethodsthatmaybepresenton
theUSBdriveandreplacesitwiththeBIOSupdateprocess.