Recovering the bios, Acceptable drives/media types for bios recovery – Longshine D945GSEJT User Manual

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Updating the BIOS

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Recovering the BIOS

It is unlikely that anything will interrupt a BIOS update; however, if an interruption
occurs, the BIOS could be damaged. Table 24 lists the drives and media types that
can and cannot be used for BIOS recovery. The BIOS recovery media does not have
to be bootable.

Table 24. Acceptable Drives/Media Types for BIOS Recovery

Media Type

Can be used for BIOS recovery?

CD-ROM drive connected to the PATA interface

Yes

CD-ROM drive connected to the SATA interface

Yes

USB removable drive (a USB Flash Drive, for example)

Yes

USB diskette drive (with a 1.44 MB diskette)

No

USB hard disk drive

No

NOTE

For more information about BIOS update and recovery, go to

http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/CS-022312.htm

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