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Setup and Installation Guide
Deployment and Management
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You must install an optional graphics diagnostic card on the Blade PC
before you can use a monitor with the diagnostic adapter.
Restoring the configuration setting can also be performed from the
operating system using System Software Manager (SSM). For more
information, refer to the following website:
www.hp.com/go/ssm
Flashing the Blade PC ROM
There are two methods for flashing your ROM:
■
Upgrading the Blade PC ROM using Flashbin Utility
■
Remote ROM flash
Upgrading the Blade PC ROM Using Flashbin Utility
Use Blade PC Flashbin utilities to upgrade your system BIOS.
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The following steps also apply when recovering the system if the
system enters Boot Block mode due to a ROM flash failure.
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For information on creating a bootable Drive Key, refer to the
following website:
http://wwss1pro.compaq.com/support/reference_library/viewdocum
ent.asp?source=338111.xml&dt=21
To use the Flashbin Utility:
1. Download the latest version of the system BIOS and the Flashbin
utility for the Blade PC onto a USB Drive Key. The latest system
BIOS and Flashbin utility are available at:
www.hp.com
2. Power down the blade. See the
“Powering Down a Blade PC”
section in
Chapter 4
.
3. Remove the Blade PC. See the
“Removing a Blade PC”
section in
Chapter 4
.
4. Install the optional graphics diagnostic card on the Blade PC.
5. Install the Blade PC in the enclosure.
6. Attach the diagnostic adapter to the Blade PC.