{"id":1208,"date":"2014-10-30T23:37:49","date_gmt":"2014-10-30T23:37:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tekhead.org\/blog\/?p=1208"},"modified":"2015-11-23T20:32:50","modified_gmt":"2015-11-23T20:32:50","slug":"nanolab-part-5-intel-nuc-bios-update-issues-fwupdatefullbuffer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tekhead.it\/blog\/2014\/10\/nanolab-part-5-intel-nuc-bios-update-issues-fwupdatefullbuffer\/","title":{"rendered":"NanoLab \u2013 Part 5 \u2013 Intel NUC BIOS Update Issues FwUpdateFullBuffer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Having taken delivery of a\u00a0new Intel NUC D34010WYKH this week, I followed the usual (and Intel recommended process) of upgrading the firmware \/ BIOS to the latest version. As it happens, this was version 0030 (WY0030.BIO<\/a>). This was installed using the standard USB with a .BIO file, and press F7 method as there was obviously no OS installed.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately having installed this version, building and booting the ESXi host, I was getting some very strange network issues. Specifically no DHCP address being picked by the host, but a manual IP would ping intermittently (around 10-15% of the time). Not good. In addition there were some very odd behaviours observed in the BIOS\u00a0such as not booting from USB consistently, hanging when I hit ctrl-alt-del and others.<\/p>\n

My guess was that this was a firmware related issue, so I decided to roll it back to an earlier version. I started with 0026 by installing the firmware using the same F7 method above. This is when I got an error message which stated\u00a0FwUpdateFullBuffer<\/em> followed by several numbers (no screenshot I’m afraid). At this point, the firmware update bombed out. Really not good!<\/p>\n

Repeating the activity only achieved\u00a0the same result, even with different firmware versions and install methods (such as a bootable USB drive with FreeDOS and iFlash2.exe).<\/p>\n

After a bit of searching I found the following BIOS recovery mode\u00a0instructions<\/a> for situations when you have a screwed up BIOS:<\/p>\n

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  1. Copy the recovery file (*.bio) to a bootable USB device.<\/li>\n
  2. Plug the USB device into a USB port of the target Intel NUC.<\/li>\n
  3. Shut down the computer and unplug AC power.
    \n\"jumper\"<\/li>\n
  4. Open the chassis and remove the yellow BIOS Configuration Jumper. See the Technical Product Specification for the location of this jumper.<\/li>\n
  5. Power the system on.<\/li>\n
  6. Wait 2-5 minutes for the update to complete.\n

    \"Intel

    Intel NUC BIOS Recovery from 0030 to 0025<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n

  7. The computer will either turn off when the recovery process is completed or it will prompt you to turn off the computer.<\/li>\n
  8. Remove the USB device from the USB port.<\/li>\n
  9. Replace the BIOS Configuration Jumper.<\/li>\n
  10. Restart the computer.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

    Following the above, I have updated my\u00a0Intel NUC D34010WYKH to version 0025<\/a>\u00a0and have found it to be reasonably stable so far, and definitely works with ESXi.<\/p>\n

    Obviously follow any of the above suggestions at your own risk. I cannot be held responsible if your NUC becomes a BRICK, but hopefully this will save people some time and frustration, as this was several hours of messing around in my case!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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