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Important Note
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1) Only use for A2SAN series with 1.0c or older BIOS.
2) Don't change the folder name.

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Standard BIOS Update Procedure under UEFI Shell
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1. Save this BIOS update package to your computer.

2. Extract the files to a USB stick. (Note: The USB stick doesn't have to be bootable, but has to be formatted with
   FAT/FAT32 file system.)

3. Plug the USB stick into USB port, boot to the Build-In UEFI Shell, and type FLASH.nsh BIOSname#.### to start the
   BIOS update:

     Shell> fs0:
     fs0:\> flash.nsh BIOSname#.###

4. Do not interrupt the process until the BIOS update is complete.

5. After the message indicating BIOS update has completed, do the A/C power cycle.

6. Go to the BIOS setup screen and press F3 to load the default and press F4 to save and exit.


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Super.ROM (see user's manual for details)
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Recovery BIOS from a USB Device/Drive   **Warning:this method is only available for recovery current BIOS not for upgrade BIOS**

If the BIOS file is corrupted and the system is not able to boot up, this feature will
allow you to recover the BIOS image using a USB-attached device. A USB Flash
Drive or a USB CD/DVD ROM/RW drive may be used for this purpose. Please note
that a USB Hard Disk drive is NOT supported at this time. Follow the procedures
below recover the BIOS.


1. Using a different system, copy the "Super.ROM" binary image file
   into a USB flash device or a writable CD/DVD disc's Root "\" Directory.

2. Insert the USB device that contains the new BIOS binary image (¡§Super.ROM¡¨)
   and power the system down.

3. While powering on the system, press and hold <Ctrl> and <Home> simultaneously
   on your keyboard until the USB device's LED indicator comes on. This
   will take a few seconds or up to one minute.

4. Once the USB device's LED is on, release the <Ctrl> and <Home> keys.  The 
   system will enter the BIOS Recovery menu. Select "Proceed with flash update"
   to start the BIOS recovery process. DO NOT INTERRUPT THIS PROCESS UNTIL IT 
   FINISHED!

5. After the Boot Sector Recovery Process is complete, press any key to reboot the system.

6. Boot into UEFI Shell again and please type FLASH.nsh BIOSname#.### to start BIOS update,
   just like in standard BIOS update procedure.

7. Do not interrupt the process until the flashing is complete.

8. After the message indicating BIOS update has completed, do the A/C power cycle.

9. Go to the BIOS Setup screen and press F3 to load the default and press F4 to save and exit.



** If the BIOS flash failed, you can contact our RMA dept. to have the bios chip reprogrammed.
This will require shipping the board to our RMA dept. for BIOS reprogramming.  
The RMA dept's email address is rma@supermicro.com



BIOS Name = PPPPPSSY.MDD

*********Here is a New BIOS Naming Convention****************

BIOS name     : PPPPPSSY.MDD

PPPPP          : 5-Bytes for project name

SS                 : 2-Bytes supplement for PPPPP

Y                   : Year,  9 -> 2009, 0-> 2010, 1->2011

MDD               : Month / Date



E.g. BIOS Build Date: 2010/1/15

X8ST3-F -> X8ST30.115

X8SIL-F -> X8SIL0.115
 
   



