Updating The Firmware; Updating Firmware Using The Cd-Rom Drive; Updating Firmware Using The Network - Compaq AlphaServer DS20E Reference Manual

Updating the Firmware

You can use any one of three sources to update the firmware of your system:
CD-ROM, network, or diskette.
You may want to update your system firmware as later versions become
available. The AlphaBIOS firmware resides in the flash ROM located on the
system board. This section describes how to update to a later version of
firmware. You may also need to recopy firmware onto the system if the flash
ROM should ever become corrupted. To do this, you would use a different
procedure. (See "Using the Fail-Safe Loader" in Chapter 9.)

Updating Firmware Using the CD-ROM Drive

NOTE: The latest version of the firmware is available on the World Wide Web at location
http://www.compaq.com.
1. Shut down the operating system. Turn the system off and then on.
2. Load the Firmware Update media into the drive (CD-ROM or floppy).
3. At the Boot screen, press F2 to get to the AlphaBIOS Setup menu.
4. Press F10 to update the firmware.
5. When done, press Enter to restart the system with the new firmware.

Updating Firmware Using the Network

To update the firmware using the network, refer to the Read Me instructions
on the Web server.
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