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1. Insert the IBM eserver xSeries 205/IntelliStation E Pro POST/BIOS Flash
2. Turn on or restart the computer. The computer will boot off of the diskette.
3. You will be prompted to save the current code to a diskette. Select N and the
4. When prompted to continue the POST/BIOS flash update, select Y and the
5. When the computer starts up for the first time after updating the BIOS, select
6. Select the Save & Exit Setup option.
7. When prompted to accept the Y option under Save to CMOS and Exit, select Y.
Recovering from a POST/BIOS update failure
If power to the computer is interrupted while POST/BIOS is being updated (flash
update), the computer might not restart correctly. If this happens, complete the
following steps:
Note: You will need a flash diskette that you have created by copying the 512 KB
Diskette into drive A.
Note: A BIOS flask diskette can be downloaded from the World Wide Web at
http://www.ibm.com/pc/support.
utility will continue to the next step.
Note: If you select Y, you will be asked to name the file to be saved, and the
file will be saved to the diskette.
system will update the flash ROM with the new code. When this step is
complete, the computer will automatically restart.
the Setup Utility with the F1 key; then, select the Load Optimized Defaults
option.
file (flashfil.fls) from the POST/BIOS update (flash) diskette to a blank,
formatted diskette. Use this diskette in step 6 on page 30 of this procedure.
1. Turn off the computer and all attached devices.
2. Unplug all power cords from electrical outlets and remove the computer cover
(see "Removing the cover of the 6216" on page 45 or "Removing the cover of
the 6226" on page 60).
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