Steps on how to perform a BIOS recovery on the current Intel® Server Boards.
How do I perform a BIOS Recovery on an Intel® Server Board?
The BIOS Recovery procedure can be performed especially when the system BIOS has become corrupted and is non-functional, requiring a new BIOS image to be loaded on to the server board.
| Notes |
The procedure is included here for general reference (see steps below), based on the current Intel® Server Boards. It is always important to check into the latest BIOS Release Notes as these will show the definitive version of the instructions, based on future Intel Server Board families/models. The System Update Package (SUP) is found at our Download Center. Make sure you unzip the contents of the update package and copy all files to the root of a previously FAT32-formatted USB flash drive. |
- Turn off the system.
- For safety, remove the Alternating Current (AC) power cords.
- Remove the system top cover and air duct.
- Move the BIOS Recovery jumper from the default operating position (covering pins 1 and 2) to the BIOS Recovery position (covering pins 2 and 3). Check into the Technical Product Specifications document of your board if in doubt.
- Re-install the system top cover and re-attach the AC power cords.
- Insert the thumb drive (ideally any of the back panel USB ports) on the Intel® Server Board.
- Power on the system.
The BIOS will load and boot with the backup BIOS image without any display. When the compute module boots into the Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) directly, the BIOS Recovery is successful.
- Power off the compute node.
- Remove the system top cover and air duct, again.
- Move the BIOS Recovery jumper back to the default operating position (covering pins 1 and 2).
- Re-install the system top cover and re-attach the AC power cords.
- Remove the thumb drive.
- Plug the power cord(s), again.
- Reboot.
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If needed, refer to BIOS Update for Intel® Server Boards. |
System is completely unable to boot successfully to an operating system (OS), hangs during Power-On Self Test (POST), or even hangs and fails to start executing POST.