Chapter 5: Operating System Recovery; Introduction; Prerequisites - NCR 7452 User Manual

Operating System Recovery
Chapter 5:

Introduction

Prerequisites

This chapter describes how to recover the Operating System by using
the parallel CD-ROM drive. The software is distributed on bootable
CD-ROM media. The drivers that are necessary to run the CD-ROM are
temporarily installed during boot.
Note: It is possible to perform a BIOS update using a network
connection. Refer to the NCR FitClient Software User's Guide for
information about that procedure.
Note: When working on a Series 4000 unit with an internal CD-ROM,
start at step five of the Updating Procedures section.
The following are required on the 7452 in order to perform a BIOS
update using a CD-ROM drive connected to the parallel port.
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Bootable CD-ROM drive (2336-K007)
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The terminal BIOS must be 2.01.03 or greater.
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Set parallel port to Bi-directional Mode (Setup Utility)
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The terminal must have a parallel port
7452-4000 Prerequisite
On terminals equipped with Pentium III/Celeron processors you must
release memory resources to permit CD-ROM access. Refer to the Setup
chapter and make the following changes to the BIOS settings (Setup
Utility).
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Reset BIOS to Default settings
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Set the Parallel CD-ROM Boot to Enabled
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Set the On-Board Intel PXE to Disabled