Release Notes for System BIOS and ME Update Utility(iFlash32)
Version 13.1 Build 6

May 07, 2015
Copyright (c) 2015 Intel Corporation
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Contents
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1. Introduction.
2. Supported Platforms.
3. Supported Operating Systems.
4. Pre-requisites.
5. Installation and Un-installation.
6. Usage.
7. Known Issues.
8. New/Unsupported Features & Changes
9. Instructions for end-user.
10. Legal Information


1. Introduction
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 The iFlash32 Utility is an application program used for updating system BIOS and ME.


2. Supported Platforms
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   Intel(R) Server Board S2600 series (Intel(R) Xeon(R) processor E5-2600 v3 product family)
   Intel(R) Server Board S1200RP series
   Intel(R) Server Board S1200, S1400, S1600, S2400, S2600, S4600 series


3. Supported Operating Systems
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    UEFI 2.31/2.40
    WinPE* 3.x/4.x (32 bit & EM64T)


4. Pre-requisites
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   1.Boot to the appropriate WinPE Environment OR UEFI shell.


5. Installation and Un-installation
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UEFI:
   Installation:
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   1. Unzip the compressed zip file on any windows machine and copy the folder to any external media.
   2. Connect the external media to Intel(R) Server.
   3. Go to the directory where Iflash32.efi is present in the external media
   4. Now you can run command with options (example: "iflash32.efi -u -ni x032.cap")
   5. Run iflash32.efi -h for usage.

   Uninstallation:
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   1. To uninstall iFlash32 utility, manually delete the contents of the directory where the utility is present.

WinPE:

   Installation:
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     1. Unzip and Copy the file into your local directory (e.g. C:\IFlash32).
     2. Go to 'drivers' folder and Choose appropriate folder depends on the operating System and run "install.cmd" as administrator to install drivers.
     3. Go to win_x86 or win_x64 folder based on the operating system and you can run iflash32.exe -h for help.

   Uninstallation:
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     1. To uninstall iFlash32 utility, manually delete the contents of the directory where the utility is present.
     2. To uninstall the drivers, please follow this path : drivers->win and choose the x86 or x64 depends on the Operating system
        and run the uninstall.cmd.


6. Usage
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   1. Command line Interface

             iflash32 [Options] [File Name]


      a. To view the command-line help page:

             iflash32 -h


      b. To update the system BIOS:

             iflash32 -u [File Name]

      c. To display file information:

             iflash32 -i [File Name]

      d. To display the system BIOS Version:

             iflash32 -i

      e. To update the system BIOS in non-interactive mode:

             iflash32 -u [FileName] -ni


      f. To Restore Default BIOS Settings

	         iflash32 -rd [biosadminpassword]

           if no BIOS Admin password is set then use

             iflash32 -rd ""


            Note:  Only on EFI, if no BIOS Admin password is set

                   Then the user can give

	           iflash32 -rd ""

                   Or

                   iflash32 -rd


      g. To update the system BIOS and by-pass platform check

             iflash32 -u [File Name] -nopc

             Note : Usage of this switch with a capsule file not intended for the system can corrupt the BIOS.

      h. To preserve OEM data

             iflash32 -u [FileName] -saveoemdata

      i. To Restore ME default configuration.

             iflash32 -rmec
             or
             iflash32 -rmeconfig
      
	  For "Intel(R) Server Board S2600 series (E5-2600 v3 product family)" and "Intel(R) Server Board S1200RP series"
      j. To update the System Primary and Backup BIOS:

             iflash32 -u [File Name] UpdateBackupBios -ni

      For "Intel(R) Server Board S2600 series (E5-2600 v3 product family)"		
      k. To force update Nvram region:

             iflash32 -u [File Name] UpdateNvram -ni


      l. To set a customer ID for mono ME or FD capsule:

             iflash32 -u [File Name] CustomerID=[ID] -ni


         Note:  When using -u to update BIOS, multiple BIOS strings can be

                concatenated with + character.


    2. Reboot system after the update/Restore Default BIOS Settings operation is completed.


7. Known Issues
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    1. This release does not support the feature of displaying Boot Area Information of BIOS.


8. New/Unsupported Features & Changes
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   New Features
   Enable UEFI utility signing for UEFI secure boot.
   
   Unsupported Features
   None.
  
   Changes
   None.


9. Instructions for end-user
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   a. None.


10. Legal Information
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