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


The following instructions describe the BIOS upgrade process of the X11
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 Built-In UEFI Shell
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1. Save the BIOS update ZIP 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 Built-In UEFI Shell, and
   type SMCflash.nsh BIOSname#.### to start the BIOS update:

     Shell> fs0:
     fs0:\> cd UEFI
     fs0:\UEFI> SMCflash.nsh X11DPi-N18.228


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

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

6. Go to the BIOS configuration, and restore the previous 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.

E.g., For BIOS with the build date, 2/18/2017:
        X11DPU+  -> X11DPU7.218
        X11DPi-T -> X11DPi7.218




---Last Update on: 12/21/2017---

