ClearCube Public Technical Document
Document Code: TB00241JW
Topic:
Component(s) Affected:
Date:
R1300 BIOS Updated to 3.27
R1300 Blade
May 22, 2007
TB00241 Rev A
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TB00241.fm — R1300 BIOS Updated to 3.27
OVERVIEW / ENVIRONMENT
BIOS version 3.27 for the R1300 blade adds support for new features on the R1300 blade and corrects
minor BIOS issues.
Note:
See
TB0232, Installation Notes for Windows Vista
™ for related information.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
The R1300 Blade BIOS is updated to version 3.27. This version adds support for:
•
Faster USB performance
—Throughput increased by an average of 30 percent when using USB ports
on the following C/Ports:
•
7110
•
7120
•
7130
•
Windows Vista support
—BIOS 3.27 on R1300 Blades provides the following features and fixes:
•
Automatic Windows Vista license activation for factory-installed versions of operating system
(BIOS must be installed before operating system installation)
•
Fixes C/Port USB power issues. For more information, see
TB0232, Installation Notes for
Windows Vista
at the following URL:
http://www.clearcube.com/support/controller/downloads.php?id=393
Note:
ClearCube does not support multiple monitors when running Windows Vista.
•
Network/PXE boot from secondary NIC
RESOLUTION
You must have the following items to update your BIOS:
•
An external drive, such as a USB flash drive or USB floppy drive
Note:
You must be able to boot from your external drive. If you are using a flash drive, ensure that
you can boot to MS-DOS® from the drive. If you are using a USB floppy drive, ensure that you
have a bootable DOS floppy disk.
•
The following files, included in RK327U16.zip file available on ClearCube Support site:
•
RK327U16.wph
—BIOS update file
•
phlash16.exe
—Phoenix Phlash16™ utility
