IBM 2292 Hardware Maintenance Manual page 190

3. Insert the upgrade diskette into the diskette drive.
4. Power-on the computer.
5. At power up, the system will make a beep sound and will show no video, as it
6. The system will continue making a series of beep sounds followed by a few
7. When the boot block recovery process is finished, the system will make a final
8. Remove the floppy disk, power off the computer (keeping power button
9.
Flash/BIOS Update process to follow after performing a boot block recovery
process:
10.
11. A Setup confirmation window pops up. Press Y continue.
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starts reading from the floppy disk.
seconds of silence. The whole process should last for a few minutes.
long-lasting beep sound.
pressed for around 5 seconds), move the recovery jumper back to the normal
position and replace the cover.
Perform a Flash/BIOS update to re-enter machine type and serial number data
using the procedure provided below:
1. After replacing the cover, insert the upgrade floppy disk into the disk drive
and turn on the computer. The IBM Logo will appear.
2. When the Flash Update Utility appears, select the country/keyboard, then
press enter.
3. Since the serial number data has been deleted, you will be prompted to enter
it. Press Y to update the data.
4. Type the 7-digit Serial Number of the computer and press enter.
5. You will also be prompted to update the Machine Type information of your
system. Follow the onscreen instructions to do so.
6. After Serial Number and Machine Type information has been entered, the
BIOS will be updated.
7. During the update process, the following message will pop up: "BIOS ROM
file is older than (or same as) BIOS ROM Image. Continue anyway? (Y/N)"
Press Y to continue.
8. When finished, remove the floppy disk and re-start the system.
9. When re-starting, the system will prompt a message indicating that an
unauthorized CMOS change was detected. Press F1 to go to Setup.
Once in the setup utility, go to the EXIT tab and select the option Save and
Exit the Setup utility.