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Updating the BIOS
Click OK in the message box.
ftSMC reports the state of the CPU Enclosure as Removed from Service.
7. Right-click the same CPU enclosure and click Update Firmware.
8. In the 'Update Firmware' on CPU Enclosure - 0 dialog box, click Browse and
navigate to the folder in which you saved the firmware file, typically in a folder under
%ProgramFiles%\Stratus\Firmware\BIOS.
9. Double-click the BIOS file for your platform (see
10. Click Finish in the 'Update Firmware' on CPU Enclosure - 0 dialog box. The
following message appears, indicating that the system is starting to update the
firmware:
The operation completed successfully.
Click OK in the message box.
11. In ftSMC, monitor the value of the OpState:State property as it transitions to the
following values:
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Firmware Update
•
Firmware Update Complete
Two or three minutes are required to complete the firmware update.
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12. Restart the CPU enclosure: Right-click the CPU enclosure whose firmware you just
updated, and click Initiate Jumpswitch.
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C A U T I O N
Never interrupt a BIOS firmware update in progress (for
example, by removing power from the CPU enclosure).
Doing so can result in a corrupted BIOS that cannot be
recovered and may require replacement of the CPU
enclosure.
N O T E
The screen goes blank for approximately one second.
During this period, certain devices (such as keyboard,
mouse, and a USB floppy drive) are temporarily
unavailable. After the devices return to service, you may
need to restart any application that was using the floppy
drive during the BIOS update.
Table 6-1 for the file names).