BIOS Flash Q&A White Paper

After the update is complete, the ME firmware is executing the update image, a
system reboot is not immediately required.
How do I update the ME firmware in a DOS environment?
Another FWUpdLcl.exe version is included for ME firmware within a local DOS
environment. For more information, view readme.txt located in the ME Flash\Local-
DOS folder. The ME can be updated by executing the following command
"FWUpdLcl.exe <XXX_bbbb.bin>" from the directory containing the utility and
update image file. The ME Flash folder contains a binary update image for the
ME. The binary image file is named XXX_bbbb.bin where "XXX" is the abbreviated
ME firmware version and "bbbb" is the build version number. The update binary
image and the Local-DOS folder contents can be copied to any DOS media such
as a USB flash media device, including HP Drive Key and M-Systems DiskOnKey
®
.
The update process output is similar to the Windows-based version.
What are the steps necessary to use Altiris for ME firmware
update?
This section contains instructions for using Altiris Deployment server to deliver a ME
firmware update. This information assumes that an Altiris Deployment server has
been successfully configured. The basic steps required for ME firmware update
through the Altiris Deployment server is as follows:
1. Copy FWUpdLcl.exe and ME firmware update image to the server
2. Create MEflash.bat
3. Create the Altiris ME Flash Event
4. Connect the Client PC to the Altiris Console