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Appendix B: BIOS Operation
26.11
Updating or Restoring BIOS Using PhoenixPhlash
PhoenixPhlash allows you to update the BIOS by using a floppy disk without having to install a new
ROM chip. PhoenixPhlash is a utility used to flash a BIOS to the Flash ROM installed on the
coolMONSTER/P3 and coolMONSTER/C3.
Use PhoenixPhlash to:
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Update the current BIOS with a newer version
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Restore a corrupt BIOS
26.11.1.
Flashing a BIOS
Use the following procedure to update or restore a BIOS.
1.
Download the Phoenix Phlash compressed file, CRDxLEU6.ZIP, from the KONTRON
Embedded Modules Web site or contact your local technical support for it. It
contains the following files:
File
Purpose
MAKEBOOT.EXE
Creates the custom boot sector on the Crisis Recovery Diskette.
CRISBOOT.BIN
Serves as the Crisis Recovery boot sector code.
MINIDOS.SYS
Allows the system to boot in Crisis Recovery Mode.
PHLASH.EXE
Programs the flash ROM.
WINCRISIS.EXE
Creates the Crisis Recovery Diskette from Windows.
WINCRISIS.HLP
Serves as the help file of WINCRISES.EXE.
PLATFORM.BIN
Performs platform-dependent functions.
BIOS.ROM
Serves as the actual BIOS image to be programmed into Flash ROM.
2.
Install Phoenix Phlash on a hard disk by unzipping the content of CRDxLEU6.ZIP
into a local directory such as C:\PHLASH.
3.
Create a Crisis Recovery Diskette by inserting a blank diskette into Drive A: or B:
and execute WINCRISIS.EXE. This copies four files onto the diskette.
File
Purpose
MINIDOS.SYS
Allows the system to boot in Crisis Recovery Mode.
PHLASH.EXE
Programs the Flash ROM.
PLATFORM.BIN
Performs platform-dependent functions.
BIOS.ROM
Serves as the actual BIOS image to be programmed into Flash ROM.
