HP ProLiant DL185 Generation 5 Server Software Configuration Guide

System BIOS configuration 39
Reprogramming the BIOS after the ROM disaster
If the BIOS becomes corrupted, use the crisis recovery USB key to reprogram the BIOS.
To reprogram the BIOS:
1. Perform the pre-installation procedures.
2. Connect a HP crisis recovery USB key to one of the USB ports on the server.
3. Power on the system, and then wait for approximately 10 minutes.
4. Reboot the system to verify that the system can boot normally.
5. If the system cannot boot, rebuild the HP crisis recovery USB key or floppy disk, and then repeat
steps 2 to 5.
To create a HP crisis recovery USB key, get the ROMPAQ package and then use the following
solution.
To create a bootable disaster recovery USB key:
1. Plug in a USB key.
2. Open the system BIOS release package folder.
3. Double click the ROMPAQ.bat batch file to execute it. The HP USB Key ROMPAQ Setup
Creation Utility window appears.
4. When prompted, click the “start” button.
5. Follow the instructions for making a bootable DOS ROMPAQ disk on the USB key.
6. Upon completion, click the “close” button to exit the “HP USB Key ROMPAQ Setup Creation
Utility” application.
7. Insert the USB key into the system to be flashed, and then turn it on using the power button to
flash system BIOS.
8. Upon completion, the user is notified that the BIOS Flash was successful. Remove the USB key
and then power cycle the system.