Release Notes for System BIOS and ME Update Utility(iFlash32)
Version 14.0 Build 11

Sep 14, 2016
Copyright (c) 2016 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. Unsupported Features
9. Change List
10. Instructions for end-user
11. 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 based on Intel(R) Xeon(R) processor E5-1600/2600/4600 v2 product family
   Intel(R) Server Board based on Intel(R) Xeon(R) processor E5-2400 v2 product family
   Intel(R) Server Board based on Intel(R) Xeon(R) processor E5-2600 v3/v4 product family
   Intel(R) Server Board based on Intel(R) Xeon(R) processor E3-1200 v2/v3/v4/v5 product family
   Intel(R) Server Board based on Intel(R) Xeon(R) phi(TM) product family

3. Supported Operating Systems
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      EFI Shell
      Windows* PE 4.x EM64T

   The below OSes are not supported after Build 8:
      Windows* PE 3.x (32bit & EM64T)

4. Pre-requisites
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   1. Boot to the appropriate WinPE Environment OR EFI 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
      
      j. To update the System Primary and Backup BIOS:

             iflash32 -u [File Name] UpdateBackupBios -ni
	
      k. To force update Nvram region:

             iflash32 -u [File Name] UpdateNvram -ni

      For "Intel(R) Server Board S2600 series (E5-2600 v3 product family)"
      l. Use the following command syntax when admin password is set in BIOS setup

             iflash32 -u [File Name] Password=admin_password -ni


      m. 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.

      n. To clear ITK customized settings:

             iflash32 -ccs

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


7. Known Issues
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    1. ME update does not work as BIOS does not support ME update currently which will be fixed shortly.


8. Unsupported Features
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   None.


9. Change List
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   Build 11
   Fix a defect of segment failure with 32-bit binary.

   Build 10
   Support BIOS security fix.
   Update supported platform.

   Build 9
   ReleaseNotes OS list update.


10. Instructions for end-user
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   a. None.


11. Legal Information
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