Recovering Or Installing Device Drivers; Updating (Flash-Updating) The Bios Code On The Computer - IBM IntelliStation M Pro 6218 Problem Determination And Service Manual

Recovering or installing device drivers

Restoring the factory-preinstalled device drivers is part of the Product Recovery
program and the Device Drivers CD.
Before you can recover or install device drivers, the operating system must be
installed on the computer. Make sure that you have the documentation and software
media for the device before you start recovering or installing device drivers.
Device drivers for IBM devices and the instructions to install them (readme.txt) are
on the Device Drivers CD and in the c:\ibmtools\drivers\ directory.
The latest device drivers are also available at http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/.

Updating (flash-updating) the BIOS code on the computer

Periodically, IBM might post new levels of BIOS code on the Web. Always check the
IBM Support Web site at http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/ for the latest level of BIOS
code, device drivers, documentation, and hints and tips. You can use one of the
following methods to update (flash) the BIOS code on the computer:
v Download the BIOS code update file directly to the hard disk.
v Download the BIOS code update file to a diskette (attach an external Universal
v Download the BIOS code update file to a CD using a writeable optical device
One file is available for each method. The description next to each file indicates the
type of medium to which you can download the file. A readme file is available with
instructions for installing the BIOS code update.
To download the BIOS (flash) update files, complete the following steps:
1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/.
2. In the Download category, click Downloads and drivers.
3. In the Brand field, select IntelliStation.
4. In the Family field, select IntelliStation M Pro.
5. In the Type field, select 6218 or 9236 and click Continue.
6. Scroll down to the BIOS category and click the + icon next to the package for
7. Select the check box for each file to be downloaded, then click Continue.
8. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the download and install the
9. Restart the computer.
See the readme file for additional information about how to install the image files.
Note: Always reset the Configuration/Setup Utility program to the default values
after updating the BIOS code.
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Serial Bus [USB] portable diskette drive if you have not installed an integrated
diskette drive); then, update the BIOS code on the computer.
(CD-RW or DVD/CD-RW combo drive); then, start the computer with the CD in
the optical drive to update the BIOS code on the computer.
the correct operating system to view the available files.
downloaded files.