D5400XS Technical Product Specification

Overview of BIOS Features

3.6 BIOS Updates

The BIOS can be updated using either of the following utilities, which are available on

the Intel World Wide Web site:

• Intel

Express BIOS Update utility, which enables automated updating while in the

Windows environment. Using this utility, the BIOS can be updated from a file on a

hard disk, a USB drive (a flash drive or a USB hard drive), or a CD-ROM, or from

the file location on the Web.

• Intel

Flash Memory Update Utility, which requires booting from DOS. Using this

utility, the BIOS can be updated from a file on a hard disk, a USB drive (a flash

drive or a USB hard drive), or a CD-ROM.

Both utilities verify that the updated BIOS matches the target system to prevent

accidentally installing an incompatible BIOS.

NOTE

Review the instructions distributed with the upgrade utility before attempting a BIOS

update.

For information about Refer to

BIOS update utilities http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb

/CS-022312.htm.

3.6.1 Language Support

The BIOS Setup program and help messages are supported in US English.

3.7 BIOS Recovery

It is unlikely that anything will interrupt a BIOS update; however, if an interruption

occurs, the BIOS could be damaged.

Table 33 lists the drives and media types that

can and cannot be used for BIOS recovery. The BIOS recovery media does not need

to be made bootable.

Table 33. Acceptable Drives/Media Types for BIOS Recovery

Media Type Can be used for BIOS recovery?

CD-ROM drive connected to the Parallel ATA interface Yes

CD-ROM drive connected to the Serial ATA interface Yes

USB removable drive (a USB Flash Drive, for example) Yes

USB diskette drive (with a 1.44 MB diskette) No

USB hard disk drive No

Legacy diskette drive (with a 1.44 MB diskette) connected to the

legacy diskette drive interface

For information about Refer to

BIOS recovery http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/

sb/CS-026472.htm