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Creating a DOS-bootable System Update Package (SUP) CD

Creating a DOS-bootable System Update
Package (SUP
) CD

Several utilities available on this server require that you boot the server to DOS. A
DOS-bootable System Update Package (SUP) CD, containing the update files, provides a
convenient way to accomplish this.

For this process, you will need:

A CD burner drive

CD burning software

A blank CD

To create a DOS-bootable SUP CD:

1

Put a blank CD into your CD burner.

2

Log on to your Internet connection.

3

Go to

support.gateway.com

.

4

Click

Downloads

, then

Browse all downloads

.

5

Select

Servers

for Step 1.

6

Select

E-9220T

for Step 2.

7

Select

your operating system for Step 3.

8

Select

BIOS downloads

for Step 4.

9

Click

Display results

for Step 5.

10

Select the System Update Package file from the list of available files.

11

Click

Download now

, then select a convenient and easily found location for the file.

12

After the file downloads, find the .ISO file on your hard drive and double-click. Your
CD burner software will open.

13

Click to start writing to the CD. The CD created will be DOS-bootable and will contain
the latest updates for BIOS, CMOS, and so on.

Important

CD burning software must be installed on your system for this process
to work.

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