Tnx Geoff...nice utility!  My mistake...I tried to install the bios.exe but I think the 32GB usb key wasn't recognized properly.  I used another one and no problems.  And in regard to UEFI, it seems that there are no limitations compared to conventional Bios so like you said...just to prep for the future i'll use it. Tnx again...
Hi all.....a bit new to server admin.  I have an out of the box PE R510 that I'd like to install W2008 Std R2 onto a Raid 1 2x 500GB drive config.  I plan to use ctrl R to configure the two raid setups.  I have two issues before starting the process. First is to decide to use Bios or UEFI booting.  This will be a straight file server replacing a W2003 config and no VMware, iDRAC, or other server roles.  2nd controller is Raid 5 w/ 5x 1TB drives.  It will be running BEX 12 and hosting an external JBOD array and LTO-4 tape drive.  I don't see any info why UEFI is better than Bios in this type of config but perhaps I am not aware of some important or worthwhile reasons to use it.   Second issue is that It seems a good idea to flash from 1.9 to 1.10.2 bios but I'm not sure how.  I tried using SBUU but I don't know how to access the Dell Server Updates DVD repository or a copy of the bios win.exe file from a usb flash drive or cd iso image.  I don't have an NFS server share setup on the existing W2003 server to store the repository, but I'd hoped to be able to boot to some media and install using the .exe.  Again, I am new to this so I'm probably missing something very simple. Tnx....
How to install Bios and Firmware updates pre-system install