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4.2.1 BIOS Recovery
It is unlikely that anything will interrupt a BIOS update; however, if an interruption occurs the BIOS
could be unstable. Error! Reference source not found. lists the drives and media types that can be u
sed for BIOS recovery. The BIOS recovery media does not need to be made bootable. More
information about BIOS recovery methods and instructions can be found at BIOS Update and
Recovery Instructions.
Table 25. Acceptable Drives/Media Type for BIOS Recovery
Media Type
(Note)
Can be used for BIOS recovery?
Hard disk drive (connected to SATA or USB)
Yes
USB flash drive
Yes
NVME SSD (M.2 interface)
Yes
NOTE Supported file systems for BIOS recovery: NTFS (sparse, compressed, or encrypted
files are not supported), FAT32, EXT