RPL (Z790) BIOS Update Guide

Modified on Mon, 31 Jul 2023 at 03:59 PM

To update your Blackcore RPL BIOS please follow the following steps.

For BIOS files, please contact support.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Warning
- Updating the BIOS will wipe all user configuration settings.
To Update the BIOS
- Via IPMI
- Via Linux

Warning

Updating the BIOS will wipe all user configuration settings.

To save a copy of the current configuration, please follow the RPL - Z790 - Profile Save & Restore guide.

To Update the BIOS

Via IPMI

From the IPMI webui, navigate to "Maintenance -> BIOS OOB Update"
Click "Choose File" and select the correct BIOS file
Click "Upload BIOS File", and wait for the file to be uploaded to the system

Once upload is complete, you will see "Uploaded successfully" message as above.
You will now need to reboot the server, which will now boot to a image flashing utility and automatically start the flashing process

Please note: The system must post fully to boot to the image flashing utility. Please do not try to enter the BIOS during this period as you will interrupt the flash process.

Once completed, the system will restart and the new BIOS will be applied

Via Linux

Copy "afulnx_64" script to a Linux host.
Run the script like so:

./afulnx_64 <path-to-bios-file> /B /P /K /N

Once complete, reboot the system for changes to take affect.

BIOS settings will be wiped, if you need to restore a profile as mentioned at the start of this guide, please follow RPL - Z790 - Profile Save & Restore guide.