BIOS Update procedure
BIOS way
Option 1: Update From BIOS Setup (easy)
Newer BIOS images support updating the BIOS from the BIOS Setup utility to do so, follow the next steps:
Put the BIOS file you want to update to on a USB stick and insert in to one of the USB ports on the device.
Connect power to the device then press (DEL / ESC) continuously until BIOS screen shows up.
In BIOS menu go to the Firmware update screen:
Select your USB stick that has the BIOS Image file:
Select the BIOSimage file you want to update to:
BIOS Image will be loaded
Select: "Update image"
Wait for the BIOS to finish updating
Do not power off or unplug your device during the update process, doing so may result in bricking and RMA.
AMI AFU ways
Download AMI AFU utility
Download the AFU Utility from AMI's website, select APTIO V AMI FIRMWARE UPDATE UTILITY
Option 2: Update from windows GUI (easy)
In AMI utilities directory go to:
afu\afuwin\64\
Unzip the afuwin64.zip file and enter the extracted directory
Run AFUWINGUIx64.exe
Press Open and navigate to the BIOS_image_file
Go to the setup tab and set the following options:
program all blocks
restart after programming
Press Flash
System will reboot and the new BIOS will be installed
Do not power off or unplug your device during the update process, doing so may result in bricking and RMA.
After the update is finished, press any key to reboot the system
After the update, the device can reset upt to 3 times, this is OK.
Option 3: Update from windows cmd
In AMI utilities directory go to:
afu\afuwin\64\
Unzip the afuwin64.zip file and enter the extracted directory
Open cmd and navigate to the directory where you extracted afuwin
Run:
AFUWINx64 <YOUR_BIOS_IMAGE> /P /B /K /N /L /REBOOT
It is recommended to paste the BIOS image in the same directory
System will reboot and the new BIOS will be installed
If you get: … … Erasing Main Block ………………………………………. 0x01000000 (0%) 43 - Error: Problem erasing flash. Add the /CAPSULE parameter to the command
Do not power off or unplug your device during the update process, doing so may result in bricking and RMA.
When disconnecting power from the device for the firtst time after update, you might need to press the power button in order to turn on the device.
After the update, the device can reset upt to 3 times, this is OK.
Option 4: USB Drive using UEFI (advanced)
Copy the files to the USB Drive you created in the Create EFI shell bootable USB drive section
Boot Bedrock to EFI shell
Identify your drive as FS#: (where # could be 1,2,3,…..)
Select the correct drive using:
FS#:
You can navigate to your files using: 'dir' and 'cd' (if you chose to place in a different directory)
Run:
AfuEfix64.efi <YOUR_BIOS_IMAGE> /P /B /K /N /L /REBOOT
System will reboot and the new BIOS will be installed
If you get: … … Erasing Main Block ………………………………………. 0x01000000 (0%) 43 - Error: Problem erasing flash. Add the /CAPSULE parameter to the command
Do not power off or unplug your device during the update process, doing so may result in bricking and RMA.
When disconnecting power from the device for the firtst time after update, you might need to press the power button in order to turn on the device.
After the update, the device can reset upt to 3 times, this is OK.
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