***********************************************Important Notes******************************************************** [BIOS Update in Recovery Mode] User can go to recover mode through setting recovery jumper on motherboard. When BIOS update is done, DO NOT reboot immediately before setting jumper back to normal mode. [Please Read release notes carefully for BIOS UEFI SECURE BOOT IMPACT AND MITIGATION METHOD ] ********************************************************************************************************************** Since BIOS version R01.01.009, there are some security related features added. It changes some BIOS update behaviours. Q1: When the administrator password is set in BIOS menu, iFlash32 update will fail. A1: From R01.01.009, need to add "password=" parameters to iflash32, such as iflash32 password=123456 -u xxx.cap Q2: How to set BIOS NVRAM to default setting? A2: From R01.01.009, BIOS does not support UpdateNvram parameters in normal mode but only in recovery mode. So user should go to recovery mode to update NVRAM. Q3: Why I can't downgrade to previous BIOS version. A3: From R01.01.009, due to security revision check, to downgrade to previous version should be in recovery mode. Q4: When user upgrades BIOS with secure boot feature, all previous customer settings in NVRAM will be lost even if user does not enable UEFI secure boot feature. A4: User should use dmpstore -s UEFI shell command to save the variables to USB disk (FAT32 system) first, then after BIOS update, to run dmpstore -l UEFI shell command to restore previous saved variables from USB disk . ********************************************************************************************************************** On BIOS version R01.01.018, security revision is upgraded. It changes some BIOS update behaviours. Q5: Why I can't downgrade to previous BIOS version. A5: From R01.01.018, due to security revision update, to downgrade to previous version should be in recovery mode. ********************************************************************************************************************** On BIOS version R01.01.020, security revision is upgraded. It changes some BIOS update behaviours. Q6: Why I can't downgrade to previous BIOS version. A6: From R01.01.020, due to security revision update, to downgrade to previous version should be in recovery mode. ********************************************************************************************************************** Q7: Why I can't downgrade R01.01.020 to previous BIOS version? A7: User should use latest revision iFlash32_V14_0_Build11 which has been used in this package. ********************************************************************************************************************** On BIOS version R01.01.023, security revision is upgraded. It changes some BIOS update behaviours. Q6: Why I can't downgrade to previous BIOS version. A6: From R01.01.023, due to security revision update, to downgrade to previous version should be in recovery mode. ********************************************************************************************************************** On BIOS version R01.01.027, security revision is upgraded. It changes some BIOS update behaviours. Q6: Why I can't downgrade to previous BIOS version. A6: From R01.01.027, due to security revision update, to downgrade to previous version should be in recovery mode.