***** Important Notice *****


On B11 Purley platforms, Supermicro had introduced a jumper-free solution
that places ME into the manufacturing mode.  The user doesn't have to open
the chassis to change the ME-related jumper on the motherboard any more.
The ME manufacturing mode is required upon updating all software-strap
settings in the Flash Descriptor Table (FDT) inside the ME region.

If the user does not use Supermicro's Purley BIOS flash package, the BIOS
will instruct the AMI AFU tool to terminate the process with the below
message:

 "- Error: Please use BIOS flash package from www.supermicro.com for
 BIOS update."

The following instructions describe the BIOS upgrade process of the B11
Purley BIOS flash package.  Please follow the instructions carefully to
prevent the need of any RMA repair or replacement.


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

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

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

     Shell> fs0:
     fs0:\> cd UEFI
     fs0:\UEFI> flash.nsh b11xxx.xxx

4. The FLASH.NSH script will compare the Flash Descriptor Table (FDT) code in
   the new BIOS with the existing one in the motherboard:

   a. If a different FDT is found, a new file, STARTUP.NSH, will be created,
      and the system will go into reboot in 10 seconds if no key is pressed.
      Press "Y" to go into system reboot right away.  At the reboot, hit
      "F11" key to invoke the boot menu & boot into the build-in UEFI Shell
      again.  The BIOS update will resume, automatically. 

   b. If the FDT is the same, the BIOS update will be started right away.  No
      reboot will be needed.

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

6. Perform an A/C power cycle after the message indicating the BIOS update
   has completed.

7. Go to the BIOS configuration, and restore the BIOS settings.


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BIOS Recovery (see user's manual for details)
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Recovery BIOS with an USB Drive

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 drive may be used for this purpose.
Please note that the USB hard disk drive is NOT supported.  Follow the
procedures below to recover the BIOS.

1. Using a different system, copy the standard BIOS binary image file into a
   USB flash drive or a writable CD/DVD disc's Root Directory, and rename the
   file to “SUPER.ROM”.

2. While the system is turned off, insert the USB device that contains the
   new BIOS binary image (“SUPER.ROM”).

3. Right after the system is turned on, press and hold the <CTRL> and <HOME>
   keys together until the USB device's LED indicator turns on.  It may take
   from a few seconds to a minute to start the process.

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’S FINISHED!

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

6. Boot into USB drive again.  When the DOS prompt appears, please type
   FLASH.NSH BIOSname#.### to start the BIOS update, just like in standard
   the BIOS update procedure.

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

8. After you see the message that BIOS has completed the update, perform an
   A/C power cycle & restore the BIOS settings.


Notes:

* Supermicro no longer supports the BIOS update method in DOS.

* If the BIOS flash fails, you may contact our RMA Dept. to have the BIOS
  chip reprogrammed.  This will require shipping the board to our RMA Dept.
  for repair.  Please submit your RMA request at 
  http://www.supermicro.com/support/rma/.



********* BIOS Naming Convention **********

BIOS name  : PPPPPSSY.MDD
PPPPP      : 5-Bytes for project name
SS         : 2-Bytes supplement for PPPPP (if applicable)
Y          : Year, 4 -> 2014, 5-> 2015, 6->2016
MDD        : Month + Date, for months, A -> Oct., B -> Nov., C -> Dec.



 

