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BIOS recovery using hard drive

NOTE:

Ensure that you have the previous version and the latest version of the BIOS from the Dell support site available to

use.

NOTE:

Ensure that you have the file type extensions visible in the operating system (OS).

1. Browse to the location of the BIOS update executable (.exe) files.
2. Rename the BIOS executable files to

BIOS_PRE.rcv

for the earlier version of the BIOS and

BIOS_CUR.rcv

for the latest

version of the BIOS.
For example, if the latest version’s file name is

PowerEdge_T30_1.0.0.exe

, rename it to

BIOS_CUR.rcv

and if the

previous version’s file name is

PowerEdge_T30_0.0.9.exe

, rename it to

BIOS_PRE.rcv

NOTE:

a. If the hard drive is new, there will be no operating system installed.
b. If the hard drive has been partitioned at the Dell factory, there will be a

Recovery Partition

available.

3. Disconnect the hard drive and install the hard drive into another system that has a full operational operating system.
4. Start up the system and in the Windows operating system environment follow these steps to copy the BIOS recovery file to

the

Recovery Partition

a. Open a Windows Command Prompt window.
b. At the prompt, type

diskpart

to start the

Microsoft DiskPart

c. At the prompt, type

list disk

to list out the available hard drives.

Select the hard drive that was installed in Step 3.

d. At the prompt, type

list partition

to view the available partitions on this hard drive.

e. Select

Partition 1

which is the

Recovery Partition

. The size of the partition will be 39 MB.

f. At the prompt, type

set id=07

to set the partition ID.

NOTE:

The partition will be visible to the operating system as

Local Disk (E)

to read and write data.

g. Create the following folders in

Local Disk (E)

E:\EFI\Dell\BIOS\Recovery

h. Copy both the BIOS files

BIOS_CUR.rcv

and

BIOS_PRE.rcv

to the recovery folder on

Local Disk (E)

In the

Command Prompt

window, at the

DISKPART

prompt, type

set id=DE

After the executing this command, the partition

Local Disk (E)

will not be accessible by the OS.

5. Shut the system down, remove the hard drive, and install the hard drive into the original system.
6. Start the system up and boot to System Setup, in the

Maintenance

section ensure that

BIOS Recovery from Hard Drive

is enabled in the

BIOS Recovery

section of the setup.

7. Press the power button to shut the system down.
8. Holding the

Ctrl and Esc

keys, press the power button to start the system up. Keep holding the

Ctrl and Esc

keys until the

BIOS Recovery Menu

page is displayed.

Ensure that the

Recover BIOS

radio button is selected and click

Continue

to start the BIOS recovery.

BIOS recovery using USB drive

NOTE:

Ensure that you have the file type extensions visible in the operating system.

NOTE:

Ensure that you have downloaded the latest BIOS from the Dell support site and save it on your system.

1. Browse to the location of the downloaded BIOS update executable (.exe) file.
2. Rename the file to BIOS_IMG.rcv.

For example, if the file name is PowerEdge_T30_0.0.5.exe, rename it to BIOS_IMG.rcv

3. Copy the BIOS_IMG.rcv file to the root directory of the USB key.
4. If not plugged in, plug in the USB drive, restart the system, press F2 to enter the System Setup, and then press power

button to shut down the system.

5. Start the system.
6. While the system is starting up, press the

Ctrl+Esc

keys while holding the power button until the

BIOS Recovery Menu

dialog box is displayed.

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