Do the following procedure to download SP data from an SD card to the NVRAM in the machine.

  • The NVRAM data download may fail if the SD card with the NVRAM data is damaged, or if the connection between the controller and BiCU is defective.
  • Do the download procedure again if the download fails.
  • Do the following procedure if the second attempt fails:
  • Enter the NVRAM data manually using the SMC print you created before uploading the NVRAM data.
  1. Turn OFF the main power.
  2. Remove the SD card slot cover.
  3. Insert the SD card with the NVRAM data into SD slot 2.
  4. Turn ON the main power.
  5. Do SP5-825-001 (NVRAM Data Download) and press the “Execute” key.

    • The serial number of the file on the SD card must match the serial number of the machine for the NVRAM data to download successfully. The download fails if the serial numbers do not match.

    This procedure does not download the following data to the NVRAM:
    • Total Count
    • C/O, P/O Count