Using The Flash Utility - NEC POWERMATE VP Manual

Using the Flash Utility

To perform a BIOS update, you need a BIOS flash disk-
ette. The diskette, which contains the latest version of the
BIOS code, can be obtained through NEC Technologies,
Inc.
Check the NEC Bulletin Board Service (BBS) for avail-
able updates to your system BIOS. See "NEC Bulletin
Board Service" at the end of this chapter for information
about using the bulletin board (available in the U.S. and
Canada).
Use the following steps to update the BIOS from the BIOS
flash diskette. In the unlikely event that the upgrade is in-
terrupted, refer to the next section for system recovery
procedures.
Write down the Setup parameters currently set on your
1.
system. (See Chapter 2, Setting System Parameters.)
Insert the flash diskette in drive A.
2.
Reboot the system.
3.
At the flash upgrade Main Menu, use the arrow keys to
4.
select "Install new BIOS" and press
A prompt will ask you to confirm that you want to up-
5.
grade the BIOS. Press
upgrade and
On upgrade completion, remove the flash diskette.
6.
Reboot the system and run Setup. Check and reset your
7.
parameters, using the copy of the Setup parameters that
you made earlier.
Enter
to quit.
Cancel
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.
Enter
to continue with the flash