Flash Utility; Nec Application And Driver Cd - NEC POWERMATE 2000 Service And Reference Manual

FLASH Utility

The system BIOS resides on a ROM chip in the system and is updated using the
following procedure. Before starting the BIOS update, we recommend that you
contact NECC for assistance (see Section 8 for NECC contacts).
Update the Flash ROM with a BIOS flash diskette. You can get the diskette
from NECC or download the BIOS from the NECC website. See Section 8 for
download and website information.
Update the BIOS from the BIOS flash diskette as follows.
1. Write down or print the BIOS Setup parameters currently set on the system.
2. Turn off the system.
3. Put the flash diskette in drive A and turn on the system.
4. At the flash upgrade menu, choose
5. When asked for a path/file name, use the arrow keys to select the ".bio" file
and press
6. The utility asks for confirmation to load the new flash into memory. Select
Continue with programming
7. After the upgrade completes, remove the diskette.
8. Reboot the system and start the Setup program. Press
defaults. Use the recorded Setup selections you made at the beginning of this
procedure to set the parameters.

NEC Application and Driver CD

The system comes with an NEC Application and Driver CD. Use this CD to
install any or all of the software that comes with the system, including
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applications
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utilities and device drivers
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NEC INFO Center (online documentation).
Note
that were factory-shipped are automatically installed.
Should a problem occur that causes data loss or corruption, restore these files to
the computer using one of the programs on the CD.
2-22 System Configuration
Enter.
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:
If you restore the operating system, the drivers
Update Flash Memory Area from a file
F9
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to reset the BIOS