User Manual

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Supermicro X10SRA/X10SRA-F Motherboard User’s Manual

3-3 Frequently Asked Questions

Question: What type of memory does my motherboard support?

Answer: The X10SRA/-F supports up to 512GB of DDR4 memory. See

Section 2-4 for details.

Question: How do I update my BIOS?

Answer: We do NOT recommend that you upgrade your BIOS if you are

not experiencing any problems with your system. Updated BIOS les are

located on our website at http://www.supermicro.com/support/bios/.

Please check our BIOS warning message and the information on how

to update your BIOS on our web site. Select your motherboard model

and download the BIOS ROM le to your computer. Also, check the cur-

rent BIOS revision to make sure that it is newer than your BIOS before

downloading. You may choose the zip le or the .exe le. If you choose

the zipped BIOS le, please unzip the BIOS le onto a bootable device

or a USB pen/thumb drive. To ash the BIOS, run the batch le named

"ami.bat" with the new BIOS ROM le from your bootable device or USB

pen/thumb drive. Use the following format:

F:\> ami.bat BIOS-ROM-lename.xxx <Enter>

Note: Always use the le named “ami.bat” to update the

BIOS, and insert a space between "ami.bat" and the lename.

The BIOS-ROM-lename will bear the motherboard name (i.e.,

X10SRA) and build version as the extension. For example,

"X10SRA.115". When completed, your system will automati-

cally reboot.

If you choose the .exe le, please run the .exe le under Win-

dows to create the BIOS ash oppy disk. Insert the oppy disk

into the system you wish to ash the BIOS. Then, boot the sys-

tem to the oppy disk. The BIOS utility will automatically ash

the BIOS without any prompts. Please note that this process

may take a few minutes to complete. Do not be concerned if

the screen is paused for a few minutes.

When the BIOS ashing screen is completed, the system will

reboot and will show “Press F1 or F2”. At this point, you will

need to load the BIOS defaults. Press <F1> to go to the BIOS

setup screen, and press <F9> to load the default settings. Next,

press <F10> to save and exit. The system will then reboot.

Attention! Do not shut down or reset the system while updating

the BIOS to prevent possible system boot failure!