Flash Utility; Nec Bulletin Board Service - NEC POWERMATE P - SERVICE MANUAL 1995 Service And Reference Manual

2-28 Setup and Operation

Flash Utility

The system BIOS resides on a flash ROM in the system. The flash ROM can be updated,
should it ever become necessary. This feature allows the ROM BIOS chip to be flashed with
a new BIOS code through software, rather than replacing the chip.
Performing an update is done with a BIOS flash diskette. The diskette, which contains the
latest version of the BIOS code, can be obtained from NEC Technologies or, if a modem is
available, the latest BIOS can be downloaded from NEC's Bulletin Board Service (BBS).
If a modem is available, use the following procedure to access the BBS for the latest
version of the BIOS Update utility. How to flash the BIOS with a flash diskette is described
following the BBS access procedure.
See the following subsection, "NEC Bulletin Board Service," for information about using
the bulletin board (available in the U.S. and Canada).

NEC Bulletin Board Service

Log onto the BBS as follows.
1. From the Windows for Workgroups Program Manager, select Accessories and
double click on Terminal.
2. From the Settings menu, click on Communications, check that the settings match
the following BBS parameters, and click OK when done.
n
Baud rate: select a baud rate that matches the modem
n
Parity: none
n
Data bits: 8
n
Stop bits: 1
n
Flow control: Xon/Xoff (select Hardware if using 14.4 bps or higher)
3. From the Phone menu, click on Dial, enter the BBS phone
number (508 635-4706), and click OK. Your business phone or location might
require a 9 1 or 1 prefix.
Press
4. Enter
Enter your first name, last name, and password. Press
5.
6. Follow the screen prompts until the NECTECH Main Menu is displayed.
7. At the Main Menu, press
desktop conference.
NOTE: First time users must answer a new user
questionnaire.
twice.
J to join a conference. Select
after each.
Enter
Conference 1 for the