Flashing Memory; Downloading Microcode From The Ibm First Service System Ii Data Base - IBM V03 Maintenance Information

Flashing memory

It is sometimes necessary to update or flash the printer memory. This can be achieved by downloading the
microcode from the IBM First Service System II database on to your computers C: drive. The code can then be
copied to a diskette for future use. The microcode can be downloaded when required from the C: drive into the
flash memory through the printer's parallel port.

Downloading microcode from the IBM First Service System II data base

Note
Microcode may also be ordered on diskette if no access is available to the IBM database. See the Parts
Catalog for the part numbers.
1. Open Lotus Notes
2. Open the IBM First Service System II data base.
a. Click on the button for uCode.
b. A pop-up menu containing Machine Microcode and Rim Notes Code should display on your screen.
3. Highlight Machine Microcode via WEBSITE (Primary). Left click to select this option.
4. On the next screen, PSD Machine Microcode, scroll down to the 4247 machine type (near the bottom of the
page).
a. Click on the Link icon.
b. Netscape will open the Code Download Site.
5. Locate the version of the code that you require in the list and double-click the icon with the left mouse button.
If you do not know which version of the code that you need, make a firmware information printout.
6. At the prompt Unknown File Type, click on the Save File... button.
a. At the window Save As..., select the directory folder, e.g. the 4247 folder, in which to save the file (you
may first want to create a new folder).
b. Verify that the File name window has the correct name.
c. Click the Save button.
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