Updating the bios – Gateway E-9220T User Manual
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Updating the BIOS
Updating the BIOS
If you need a new version of the BIOS, you can download the BIOS update from
support.gateway.com
, then install the new version from Windows.
To update the BIOS:
1
Download the new version of the BIOS from
support.gateway.com
, then unzip the file.
2
Print the appendix for
in this guide.
3
Restart your server, then press F2 when the Gateway logo screen appears during
startup. The BIOS setup utility opens.
4
Record any custom BIOS settings on your printout, then exit the BIOS setup utility.
5
Continue to boot your server into Windows 2003 Server, then click the
Windows-based BIOS update utility named WT72310J.15A.xxxx.xx.exe (or similar)
(found in the location you wrote down after
Windows restarts the server and automatically flashes the BIOS.
6
Enter any custom BIOS settings you recorded in
, then save your changes and
close the BIOS Setup utility.
Important
Make sure you write down the location of the unzipped files, so you
can locate them later.