Important Instructions For The Intellistation R Pro (Type 6851); Initializing The System Board - IBM 867413x - Eserver xSeries 330 8674 Hardware Maintenance Manual

Important Instructions for the IntelliStation R Pro (Type 6851)

This Field Replacement Unit (FRU) comes with the IBM IntelliStation R Pro (Type
6851) BIOS Update diskette. Use this diskette only with the IntelliStation R Pro
(Type 6851) Models 10x, 11x, 12x, and 13x. Do not use this diskette on any other
system.
Standard BIOS code is installed on this replacement system board. You must
initialize this replacement system board for the IntelliStation R Pro (Type 6851)
systems. Failure to initialize the system board can cause the IntelliStation R Pro to
malfunction.
Before you service an IntelliStation R Pro (Type 6851) system, obtain the latest level
of the BIOS flash code from the following Web site. At the Web site, perform a
search on the keywords "IntelliStation BIOS".
http://www.pc.ibm.com/us/files.html
If Web access is not available to you, use the IBM IntelliStation R Pro (Type 6851)
BIOS Update diskette provided with this FRU.

Initializing the system board

To initialize he new system board, do the following:
1. After you replace the system board, insert the IBM IntelliStation R Pro (Type
6851) BIOS Update diskette and turn on the system.
2. Resolve any configuration or POST startup error messages by following the
on-screen instructions.
3. Select 1-Update POST/BIOS from the menu that contains various flash update
options.
4. When prompted as to whether you want to move the current code to a
backup location within the flash ROM, select Y.
5. When prompted as to whether you want to save the current code to a
diskette, select N.
6. When prompted to choose a language, select a language (from 1 to 5); then
press Enter to accept your choice.
Note: If you receive the message "The POST/BIOS code in the system is a
newer version than on the diskette", disregard it and press Enter to
continue.
7. After the BIOS flash update is complete, remove the IntelliStation R Pro (Type
6851) BIOS Update diskette from the drive; then, press Enter to restart the
system.
8. When the message "Press F1 for Configuration/Setup" displays on the
IntelliStation logo screen, press F1
9. From the Configuration/Setup Utility menu, highlight Load Default Settings;
then, press Enter.
10. Press Enter again to continue.
11. Set the correct date and time.
12. Highlight Exit Setup; then, press Enter.
13. Highlight Yes, save and exit the Setup Utility; then, press Enter.
Initialization of the new system board is complete.
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