RadiSys EPC-26A/27, Manual

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Appendix F: Flash BIOS Updating
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1. Insert the EPC’s BIOS update diskette in drive A.
2. Switch the command line to drive A by typing A: and pressing <ENTER> .
3. Display the contents of the NEW.BAT file by typing TYPE NEW.BAT and
press <ENTER> .
The first time you perform this step, the following default file contents display:
NEWBIOS /F=FILL16.BIN /F=FILL16.BIN /F=FILL16.BIN /F=EPC24.BIN
/F=FILL8.BIN
4. Make sure the new system BIOS you are using is the exact size of EPC24.BIN
(65,536 bytes).
5. Run the NEW.BAT file to begin the update.
6. The following message displays: "You have selected to update this computer's
BIOS. Is this correct? (Y/N) : "
Select Y for yes if you are ready to proceed. Proceed to the next step. Select N
for no if you want to re-check the
NEW.BAT contents; go back to step 3.
7. Each file name included in NEW.BAT displays as the program executes.
8. This message displays: "Update completed successfully. Press any key to
reboot."
Press any letter or number on the keyboard. The system reboots using the new BIOS.
Use this same procedure to update the BIOS using the remote download procedure,
making sure to include the port designation (
/P= ) as discussed above.
These files are included for system updating with the EPC utilities diskette:
NEW.BAT Self-hosted update batch file
NEWBIOS.EXE Flash BIOS update program invoked from NEW.BAT
FILL8.BIN
8 KBytes fill file for unused portion of flash device
FILL16.BIN 16 KBytes fill file for unused portion of flash device
EPC24.BIN 64 KBytes EPC System BIOS