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| 2006/8/7-11 [Computer/HW/Drives, Computer/HW/Laptop] UID:43931 Activity:nil |
8/7 I need to flash my MB BIOS and I don't have a floppy drive. Is it
generally possible to boot off a USB thumb drive and flash from that?
\_ Only if your BIOS allows you to boot from USB. More common on
laptops.
\_ Assuming your MB supports booting from USB, you'll probably
also need: http://www.csua.org/u/gmp
\_ Unless you have some really odd hardware you should have a floppy
port and power lead from your power supply. If your BIOS doesn't
support USB boot then temporarily installing a floppy (don't bother
to screw it into the case, etc) is very easy. You'll need to boot
from a DOS image. Try FreeDOS if your BIOS didn't come with a fully
bootable floppy image file.
\_ Of course. -proud AOL user
\_ So you're the one!
\_ Make an eltorito bootable CD with a bootable DOS floppy image
make sure to put the BIOS flash code and program in the image.
Then you can boot from the CD and flash your BIOS. I've done it
before. Works great.. |
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| www.csua.org/u/gmp -> h18000.www1.hp.com/support/files/serveroptions/us/download/23839.html revision history End User License Agreement (EULA) The software download may contain a more specific license agreement. If the software download does contain a more specific license agreement, then this specific license agreement will be the controlling license terms and shall supersede any other license terms referenced on this web page. software information Enhancements Added support in HP Firmware Flash Package for USB 20 data transfer rates. Note: Only servers with integrated USB 20 ports can take advantage of the increased data transfer rates. Servers with USB 11 will continue to function with this release at USB 11 data transfer rates. Prerequisites ProLiant servers with USB legacy support for USB drive keys (USB functionality before an Operating System is loaded). USB Support Matrix's USB Drive Key column for a list of servers supporting this functionality. Notes After installation the utility will place a shortcut in 'HP System Tools' in the 'Programs' start menu folder. To make your drive key bootable and/or capable of flashing firmware: * Place your hp USB drive key in an available USB port. During the interview process, when asked to select the drive letter your key is using, if the drop down box is unpopulated please note that the drive key is either not properly connected to the system or is of drive type "fixed disk". To determine the type of a USB mass storage device, enter "My Computer" and right-click on the USB drive key and choose "Properties." The drive type will be displayed in the Properties pane. If the drive is labeled "fixed disk" or "local disk" the following steps must be followed to assign a drive letter to the USB drive key prior to running the HP Drive Key boot Utility. HP USB Key Utility to copy your SmartStart CD and Firmware Maintenance CD on to your portable USB key storage device. Installation Download the Smart Component to a directory on your hard drive and change to that directory. The downloaded file is a self-extracting executable with a filename based on the Smart Component Number. From that drive and directory, execute the downloaded file. |