Lenovo ThinkServer TS130 - Manual (Page 90)

5. When prompted to change the machine type and model, it is suggested that you do not make this
change by pressing N. However, if you do want to change the machine type and model, press Y, then
type in the machine type and model and press Enter.
6. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the update. After the update is completed, remove the
disc from the optical drive.
Updating (flashing) the BIOS from your operating system
Note: Because Lenovo makes constant improvements to its Web sites, the Web page contents are subject
to change without notice, including the contents referenced in the following procedure.
To update (flash) the BIOS from your operating system, do the following:
1. Go to http://www.lenovo.com/support.
2. Do the following to locate the downloadable files for your machine type:
a. In the Enter a product number field, type your machine type and click Go.
b. Click Downloads and drivers.
c. Select BIOS from the Refine results drop-down list box to easily locate all the BIOS related links.
d. Click the BIOS update link.
3. Click the TXT file that contains the instructions for updating (flashing) the BIOS from your operating
system.
4. Print these instructions. This is very important because these instructions will not be displayed on
the screen after the download begins.
5. Follow the printed instructions to download, extract, and install the update.
Recovering from a BIOS update failure
If the power to your server is interrupted while the BIOS is being updated, your server might not restart
correctly. If this happens, perform the following procedure to recover from the BIOS update failure. This
procedure is commonly called boot-block recovery.
1. Go to http://www.lenovo.com/drivers and follow the instructions on the Web page to download a
BIOS update package.
2. Prepare a USB key and format the USB key with the FAT or FAT32 file system. Then, put the
IMAGEFA.cap and IMAGE9H.ROM files contained in the BIOS update package into the root directory of
a USB key.
3. Connect the USB key to your server.
4. Turn on your server. The recovery process starts. After the recovery process completes, your server will
turn off automatically.
5. Turn on your server. The BIOS settings recover to the factory default settings. Check and configure the
BIOS settings for your specific needs.
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