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If a power failure occurs during a flash update, the system board may be
unusable !
Be sure the FLASH-BIOS diskette has the WRITE PROTECT tab set to WRITE-PROTECT, before start flashing.
(In some cases, WIN-95 is updating the Vendor-ID field of the flash diskette media, which is used by IBM for flashcode-ID-flags. If this happen you will
see the message The diskette in drive A: is not a valid flash diskette)
It may be possible to install a FLASH BIOS for a specific machine type on a different machine type. e.g., it may
be possible to install PC300-486 flash on a PC300 Pentium® system and vice versa or install PC700 flash on a 64xx. Once the
incorrect flash BIOS is installed, and the system re - booted, the system board will no longer be functioning and there is no
field procedure to reinstall the correct flash. The system board must be replaced !
If the flash diskette is not labeled, the most reliable method to determine what system it applies to, is to view the diskette
volume label. The first two digits of the volume label define code's applicable machine type. Once you have determined
first two digits on the diskette, compare it with the BIOS level reported in the Configuration/Setup utility before start
with the flash install.
Source for obtaining the latest BIOS or FLASH available.
AABCDDE.xxx
-+||-+| --+
||| || + File ship format Diskette image EMT format (IMG)
||| || Diskette image EMT format (DTA)
||| || Diskette LOADDSKF/LOADDISK format (DSK)
||| ||
||| |+ Build stage A - official build
||| |
||| + Level of Code ... includes all changes from prev.-levels
|||
||+ Reserved for development/engineering
||
|+ Release type ... B - OEM Flash/BIOS/POST update diskette
| E - EPROM or early Flash BIOS update diskette
| J - Flash POST/BIOS update diskette
| K - Flash POST/BIOS update code
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+ Machine type or product code
|
|-- L6 - 6382/S all Models
| 6384/D all Models except P60
| 6387/D all Models
|
|-- L8 - 6381/Si 486SX
|-- L9 - 6381/Si 486DX
|-- LA - 6384/D P60 Pentium®
|
|-- LD - ValuePoint Perform. Series
| 6472/P 6482/P 6484/P
| 6492/P 6494/P
|
|-- LE - PC300 - 486
| 6571 6573 6581 6583
|
|-- LP - PC300 - Pentium®
| 6576 6586
|
|-- LQ - PC700 - Pentium® 166 MHz (TRIO64 / EDO-RAM)
| 6877 6887
|
|-- LT - PC360 - P6-150 / P6-200
| 6598
|
|-- LU - PC365
| 6589
|
|-- LV - PC330/350 Pentium® 100/133/166/200MHz
| 6577 6587
|
|-- LX - PC340 Pentium® 100/133
| 6560
|
|-- LY - PC100
| 6260
|
|-- LZ - PC340 Video-Driver Package
| 6560
|
|-- N1 - PC300 - Pentium® / PC700 PCI/ISA
| 6575 6585 / 6875 6885
|
|-- N2 - PC700 PCI/MicroChannel
| 6876 all Models
| 6886 all Models
|
|-- ND - PC300 GL
| 6272 6282
|
|-- NE - PC300 XL - IntelliStation M-Pro
| 6588 6888
|
|-- NG - IntelliStation
| 6898
|
|-- NK - IntelliStation Z-Pro
| 6899
|
|-- NM - PC300 - PC55 166/200/233MHz
| 6562 6592
|
|-- NN - 8644 NetFinity-3500 Server
|
|-- NU - IntelliStation
| 6889
|
|-- NV - 6862 6892
|
+-- NZ - PC300 - Pentium® II
6561 6591
Security of EEPROM
The introduction of Flash EEPROM means that any software can potentially alter the microcode.
Should this be an concern, then a physical jumper is available on the IBM PC 300/700 Series to disable
the ability to write to the EEPROM.
When to Update
You should apply the latest EEPROM update to your machine if:
How to Apply an EEPROM Update (Stand-Alone)
The following parameters are used when you want to update the Flash BIOS.
The default filenames are $IMAGES.US F for PC 300 Series systems and
$IMAGEV.US F for PC 700 Series systems. The first two characters of the extension
change for each country. The valid Countries are listed below:
(The order of the parameters is NOT important).
/BR Brazil
/DK Denmark
/FR French
/GR German
/IT Italian
/NL Netherland
/NO Norway
/PO Portugal
/SP Spain
/SU Finland
/SV Sweden
/US US English
/BE Belgium
/CE Canadian English
/CF Canadian French
/LA Latin America
/UK UK English
/SF Swiss French
/SG Swiss German
/BF Belgian - French
/AU Australian
The following parameters are part of the utilities of the Flash:
/U Unattended mode - no output is displayed
/R Reboot machine when done flashing
/P Planar S/N (ignored on machines with EEPROMs)
/B Box S/N
/M Machine Type/Model
/I Directory/Filename of the Flash file
/N Update VPD but do not use Flash file
Procedure
IBM PC 300 and 700 POST/BIOS Update Utility The Current BIOS is a different level Planar Level = N1KT54AUS Disk Level = N1KT55AUS Do you wish to Update (Y/N)
Auto-Reboot ENABLED
Shortly after this the machine will reset and proceed with the usual power-On sequence. The code update is complete. However the default language is US English. Should any other language be required, leave the diskette in the machine and proceed..
IBM PC xxxx Language Update Utility
Flash Update Completion Codes
0 Successful Flash update
1 Machine type not recognized
2 Flash is write protected (jumper)
3 Unrecognized Flash type
4 Requested Flash image file not found (US or NLS)
5 Error reading the flash image
6 VPD structure not found in image file (only in PC 700 Series)
7 Error in image file - either the checksum is bad or the Build ID is invalid
8 Error reading the Flash when /N parameter used
BIOS-Update Procedure PC 360-S150 Type 6598 or Server 315-8638 only
(The monitor remains blank during this procedure.)
Please see the LEGAL - Trademark notice.
Feel free - send a for any BUG on this page found - Thank you.