NCR 7452, User Manual

Page: 231 / 261

Chapter 6: BIOS Updating Procedures 6-5
Updating the LCD BIOS on the ISA Board
Note that this option updates the LCD BIOS on the ISA Board, not the
normal VGA ROM on the Motherboard. If the ISA LCD board is not
installed and enabled, you cannot run this option.
Note: Before trying to update the LCD BIOS on the ISA board:
1. Exit this update utility.
2. Go into the workstation BIOS and disable video shadowing.
3. Restart this update utility.
When you have finished updating the BIOS on the LCD board:
1. Go back into the workstation BIOS and re-enable video shadowing.
2. Follow the instructions below to update the ISA VGA BIOS.
1. From the Startup Menu select Item 4 (Flash LCD BIOS on ISA Card)
and then press Enter. The LCD BIOS selections display:
1. Flash Mono LCD BIOS on ISA Card
2. Flash Color LCD BIOS on ISA Card
3. Flash ACTIVE MATRIX LCD BIOS on ISA Card
LCD Screens Only: View ID label on LCD rear panel to determine
if LCD is monochrome (1000 series) or color (2000 series).
2. Select the desired image and then press Enter. After some drivers
load, one of the following messages display:
•
If the current and new versions are different:
VGA BIOS
Current: 497-xxxxxxx
New Ver: 497-yyyyyyy
_________________________________________________
____
0 - Abort, 1 - Continue
•
If the ROM already contains the same version:
BIOS already has specified contents.
3. If the versions are different, press 1 to update the ROM. If the
update is successful, the following message displays:
A ROM device was modified. Reboot!