Hello
first of all thanks for reading this question , I'd like to say I have little
experience with server boards . But could successfully ensemble my first server , pretty cool .
I've been running my s2600cp , paired with 02 E5-2643 v1 , and 48 GB ram
with no problems , as a Maya/Nuke workstation ( Windows 10 installed )
Now I purchased a GTX 1070 video card but can't run it , probably because the old BIOS
( I got a message error "PCI vendor.." on boot) . Besides I would like to upgrade it to 2x V2 cpus as prices go down,
and I can see on Intel site the minimum BIOS should be 02.01.0002 . Furthermore I bought a USB 3.0
and couldn't get it to work yet .
My current specs :
BIOS............................ SE5C600.86B.01.02.0003
BMC............................. 1.04.2896
SDR package............... 1.03
ME................................ 2.1.5.69
I never tried to update because I read other chat with warnings about trying to update
very old boards could fail and brick it , with some advice to only update BIOS not ME
but the readme.txt say ME must be update as well in order you can go ahead so I got
a bit scared to be honest.
SO my questions are :
0) is it correct , the 02.01.0002 is the minimum bios I need to get v2 CPU compatibility
and directx12 videocards ??? is it correct I need to update all packages ? I dont need server
capabilities only using as workstation ? desktop
1) is it safe to update step-by-step from my current 01.02.0003 to 02.01.0002 ?
2) the update depends upon board releases ? if positive how can I be sure / what should I check ???
3) if its safe please confirm I must go step by step , so I need to download all 6 bios update packages ,
burn it one by one on a USB stick and perform the shell EFI procedure as indicated , it that allright ?
anyone who can give me any advice I welcome and thank in advance !!!!!
regards
Grenchyoll