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6.2 Installing Firmware Upgrades

The loader FW can be upgraded via the SCSI interface.

6.2.1 Firmware Upgrade via SCSI

A suit able ut ilit y program , FlashI t , and t he lat est FW im age file,
can be downloaded
http://www.tandberg.com/. The program is available for Win XP,
Win 2000/2003, Win Nt.
Note: Read this entire procedure before you perform an upgrade.
1. I nst all t he FlashI t ut ilit y t hat is designed for your operat ing
syst em on your
connected.
2. Make sure the computer has detected the loader.
3. Som e operat ing syst em s, like Win NT, m ay require t hat all
backup services st art ed by t he Backup SW be st opped before
the FlashIt utility is started.
4. The appropriat e FW file m ust be locat ed on t he sam e direct ory
as the FlashIt utility.
5. St art t he FlashI t ut ilit y and follow t he inst ruct ions in t he
program.
6. As the Download Utility begins data
transfer, the StorageLoader displays this
message:
7. When t he FW
downloaded,
int egrit y of
displaying this message:
8. Once t he code is approved t he loader
st art s t he erase and reprogram operat ion
while displaying this message:
During t he
reprogram m ing cycle, t he Am ber LED is
lit t o warn against
erase operat ion
seconds.
During t he Program m ing part of t he
reprogram m ing cycle, t he Green LED
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com put er or server were t he loader is
im age file has
t he loader checks
t he FW im age
Erase part
int erference. The
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Flash Firmware
SCSI Update:
Transferring Data
Flash Firmware
been
SCSI Update:
t he
Checking ECC
while
Flash Firmware
SCSI Update?
Reprogramming
Do not interfere!
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