Scsi Select Utility; Bios Update Utility; Downloading The Bios Update Utility - NEC PowerMate Enterprise Manual

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SCSI SELECT UTILITY

Select the SCSISelect utility at boot up. Press
appears on the screen. If the BIOS information appears, you have gone past the window
and must reboot.
Use the SCSISelect utility to set the drive termination, set a new SCSI ID number,
configure the host adapter, or format a new SCSI drive.
To set a new SCSI ID, select the SCSI Device Configuration menu. With the arrow keys,
select Send Start Unit Command. Change the unit ID number from

BIOS UPDATE 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.
Update BIOS with a BIOS flash diskette which contains the latest version of the BIOS
code.. The diskette can be obtained from NEC Computer Systems Division or the latest
BIOS can be downloaded from the NECCSD Bulletin Board System (BBS) onto a diskette.
Use the following procedure to access the BBS for the latest version of the BIOS Update
utility. The procedure for flashing the BIOS with a flash diskette is described after the BBS
access procedure.

Downloading the BIOS Update Utility

Before downloading a BIOS update utility file, have an unformatted diskette ready to use
for the download. Log onto the BBS as follows.
1.
From the desktop, click the
2.
Point to
Programs
Double click the
3.
4.
Follow the instructions on the screen to set up the modem. Click the
Terminal Help
NOTE: First time users must answer a new user
questionnaire.
Start
. Point to
Accessories
icon. The Hyper Terminal program appears.
Hypertrm
button for information about dialing a phone number.
Setup and Operation
Ctrl-A
as soon as the SCSI utility information
button.
and then click
2-27
No
to
Yes.
Hyper Terminal
.
Hyper

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