Acer Altos G901 Acer Altos G901 User's Guide - Page 190

174 Appendix B: System management • Reload Refreshes the display by reading the SDR data from the server. Updating system firmware and BIOS Using the SSU, you can update the BIOS, update the firmware, and verify the firmware. You can also update the BIOS and firmware without using the SSU. For detailed update instructions, refer to "BIOS updates" on page 189 and to "Firmware updates" on page 190. To verify the firmware To compare the system firmware in nonvolatile memory with a firmware file: 1 Download the update from the Intel support website. 2 From the SSU Main window, choose System Update. Note: System Update is available only in Expert mode. 3 When you start System Update, it automatically displays the current revision information for the system firmware and BIOS. 4 From the File menu, choose Load and choose a .hex file to use for the update. 5 Click the Verify button to compare the firmware code in nonvolatile storage with the selected file. Saving and restoring the system configuration Using the SSU, you can save the following configuration information to a file: • Platform type, BIOS revision, and firmware revision • CMOS settings • Extended system configuration data (ESCD) • Settings for the emergency management port (EMP), platform event paging (PEP), and BMC LAN alerts