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disk boot process fails. You can also copy files to the Flash Disk, e.g.
hardware component configuration (.CFG) files which the ECU uses. If you
are using the RAMdrive to enter details of an add-in card, you must
remember to update the Flash disk before closing.
The Flash Disk Utility
The RAMdrive is necessary is because the Flash Disk is write-protected and
therefore you cannot copy anything directly to it. The purpose of the Flash
Disk Utility is to enable updates to the information held in any portion of
Flash memory, such as new BIOS versions or hardware information stored in
the ECU.
To run the Flash Disk Utility locally, press F2 during the hardware boot
sequence but before the operating system loads. This instructs the server to
boot from the Flash Disk and load the utility. The screen then displays a
menu with the following options:
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Receive File - This option copies a file from the server to the
workstation which is running the SMA. If you are not using the SMA
and are running the utility locally, the file is copied from the Flash to a
floppy disk. After you select 1 from the menu, select the file you want
to copy and press the ENTER key.
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Transfer File - This option is the opposite of Receive File, i.e. it copies
a file from the SMA workstation to the server or, if you are running the
utility locally, from a floppy disk to the Flash.
♦
Run Configuration Utility - Select this option to run the ECU (see
"Using the EISA Configuration Utility", earlier in this chapter).
♦
Upgrade Motherboard BIOS - This option enables you to upgrade the
motherboard's BIOS with a new version of BIOS information. This
information is in the form of a binary file. When you select this option,
you have the choice of either copying the binary file to the RAMdrive
and updating the BIOS in one operation or, if the correct binary file is
already copied, just performing the update.
♦
Upgrade SMIC BIOS and Upgrade SMC Firmware, are similar to
option 4.
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Upgrade Flash Disk - This option copies the contents of the RAMdrive
to the Flash Disk, thereby making the Flash identical to the RAMdrive.
Caution
Caution
You must perform this step to copy information on add-in expansion cards back
to the Flash Disk, after installing any card and making the necessary entries in
the ECU on RAMdrive, All details will be lost to the system on a re-boot or reset.
♦
Reset Flash Disk for Upgrade - This option does the opposite to option
8, i.e. copies the contents of the Flash to the RAMdrive, thereby
making the RAMdrive identical to the Flash.
♦
Edit a File - Use this option to load a file into the Microsoft Edit
program for editing.
♦
Exit - This option exits from the Flash Disk Utility and passes control
back to the SMA.
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