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Create support disk, Bios/fw update, System management function – NEC EXPRESS 320Lb User Manual

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ExpressBuilder Tools 3-3

Create Support Disk

The Create Support Disk menu allows you to create a Windows 2000 OEM disk
or bootable floppy disk to run EXPRESSBUILDER utilities from a floppy disk.
For easy reference later, you should label each floppy disk with the displayed
title.

You should prepare and label the floppy disks before creating them.

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Windows 2000 OEM disk for EXPRESSBUILDER

A floppy disk to support the manual installation of Windows 2000 is
created.

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Startup FD

A bootable floppy disk is created.

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Off-line Maintenance Utility Bootable FD

A bootable Off-line Maintenance Utility floppy disk is created.

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System Diagnostics Utility FD

A bootable system diagnostic floppy disk is created.

BIOS/FW Update

The software necessary to update the BIOS/FW is copied to a floppy disk that
must already contain a BIOS/FW update module. When the system is rebooted
from this floppy disk, an update program is automatically started and the
BIOS/FW update will be applied.

During the execution of the update program, do not turn off
server power. If the update is interrupted halfway, the server
cannot be started.

System Management Function

The System Management Function consists of the following.

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Update BMC firmware

The Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) firmware of the server
can be updated.

During the BMC firmware update, do not turn off server
power. If the update is interrupted halfway, the server cannot
be started.