IBM TotalStorage FAStT FC2-133, Installation And User Manual

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Updating the FAStT FC2-133 Adapter BIOS code from the BIOS Update
Utility diskette
If you cannot use the Support CD to update the adapter BIOS code, you can create
a diskette using the Support CD. Instructions for creating and using the diskette are
described in the following sections.
Note: For a Novell NetWare environment, you will need to unpack the BIOS
Update Utility diskette using a server that is running a Microsoft
®
Windows
NT
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, Windows
®
2000 or Linux
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operating system.
Creating the BIOS Update Utility diskette
Create the BIOS Update Utility diskette by copying the image you need from the
IBM TotalStorage FAStT FC2-133 Host Bus Adapter Support CD or by downloading
the image from the http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/ IBM Web site.
For Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000
Complete the following steps to create a BIOS Update Utility diskette for Microsoft
Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000 from the
IBM TotalStorage FAStT FC2-133 Host
Bus Adapter Support CD:
1. Insert the IBM TotalStorage FAStT FC2-133 Host Bus Adapter Support CD into
the CD-ROM drive.
2. Insert a diskette into the diskette drive.
3. At the command prompt, type:
d:\tools\dsk4w32 d:\images\biosnvrm\23x0\2340_xxx.img a:
Where d is the CD-ROM drive and a is the diskette drive.
4. Press Enter.
5. Remove the IBM TotalStorage FAStT FC2-133 Host Bus Adapter Support CD
from the CD-ROM drive.
6. Remove the diskette from the diskette drive and label the diskette appropriately.
For Linux
Complete the following steps to create a BIOS Update Utility diskette for Linux from
the
IBM TotalStorage FAStT FC2-133 Host Bus Adapter Support CD:
1. Insert the IBM TotalStorage FAStT FC2-133 Host Bus Adapter Support CD into
the CD-ROM drive and restart the server.
2. Insert a diskette into the diskette drive.
3. At the command prompt, type:
mount -t iso9660/dev/cdromdevicefile /mnt
Where cdromdevicefile is the specific device file for the CD-ROM block device.
4. Press Enter.
5. Type:
dd if=/mnt/images/biosnvrm/23x0/2340_xxx.img of=/dev/diskettedevicefile bs=32
6. Press Enter.
7. Unmount the CD-ROM by typing:
unmount /mnt
8. Remove the IBM TotalStorage FAStT FC2-133 Host Bus Adapter Support CD
from the CD-ROM drive.
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IBM TotalStorage FAStT FC2-133 Host Bus Adapter: Installation and User’s Guide