IMPORTANT FLASH DISKETTE INFORMATION.
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ALWAYS WRITE PROTECT THE FLASH DISKETTE AFTER CREATING IT. WINDOWS/95 AND
WINDOWS/98 MAY MAKE IT UN-USABLE AS A FLASH DISKETTE IF YOU DO ANYTHING,
INCLUDING DIR, TO THE DISKETTE.
IF YOU DO NOT WRITE PROTECT THE DISKETTE, YOU MAY SEE THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE:
"The diskette in drive A: is not a Flash diskette".
IF YOU GET THIS MESSAGE, RE-CREATE THE DISKETTE AND THEN WRITE PROTECT IT.
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* INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS *
* *
* PLEASE PRINT OUT THESE INSTRUCTIONS OR WRITE THEM DOWN BEFORE *
* STARTING THIS FLASH UPDATE UTILITY. *
* *
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IBM PC BIOS UPDATE INSTRUCTIONS
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THIS CODE IS FOR THE FOLLOWING MACHINE(S)...
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Machine(s) Description
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6272 PC 300GL
6282 PC 300GL
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---- About Applied Fixes or Features Added ----
(CHANGES.NEW) is another file on this diskette that lists known problems
corrected and/or features added after applying this UPDATE to your system.
If you would like, please take the time to read or print that file before
using this diskette to update your system.
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* INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS *
* *
* STEPS... *
* *
* 1 : PLEASE MAKE NOTE OF ANY SETTINGS YOU HAVE CHANGED IN THE *
* CONFIGURATION UTILITY. THEY MAY HAVE TO BE RE-ENTERED AFTER *
* UPDATING THE BIOS. *
* *
* 2 : PUT THE FLASH UPDATE DISKETTE IN THE DRIVE AND POWER UP THE *
* SYSTEM.. . *
* *
* -YOU ARE PROMPTED TO SELECT YOUR COUNTRY AND PRESS ENTER. *
* *
* -THE SERIAL NUMBER IS DISPLAYED AND YOU ARE ASKED IF YOU *
* WOULD LIKE TO UPDATE THE SERIAL NUMBER *
* *
* -IF YOU ANSWER "Y" THEN YOU ARE PROMPTED TO ENTER THE *
* CORRECT NUMBER. THEN . . . *
* -IF YOU ANSWER "N" THEN . . . *
* *
* -THE MACHINE MODEL/TYPE IS DISPLAYED AND YOU ARE ASKED IF YOU *
* WOULD LIKE TO UPDATE THE MODEL/TYPE *
* *
* -IF YOU ANSWER "Y" THEN YOU ARE PROMPTED TO ENTER THE *
* CORRECT NUMBER. THEN . . . *
* -IF YOU ANSWER "N" THEN . . . *
* *
* 3 : THE CURRENT BIOS LEVEL ON THE COMPUTER IS COMPARED TO THAT ON *
* THE FLASH UPDATE DISKETTE. *
* *
* -IF THE LEVELS ARE THE SAME, A MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED STATING *
* "THE POST/BIOS CODE IN THE SYSTEM IS THE SAME VERSION AS *
* THAT ON THE DISKETTE. PRESS ENTER TO CONTINUE. PRESS ESC *
* TO CANCEL." *
* *
* -IF THE LEVELS ARE DIFFERENT: *
* IF THE LEVEL ON THE FLASH DISKETTE IS NEWER THAN THE ROM *
* A MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED STATING "THE SYSTEM POST/BIOS IS *
* BEING UPDATED. THIS MAY TAKE UP TO 2 MINUTES. DO NOT POWER *
* OFF OR RESTART THE SYSTEM DURING THIS PROCEDURE. *
* *
* IF THE LEVEL ON THE DISKETTE IS OLDER THAN THE ROM * *
* A MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED STATING "THE POST/BIOS IN THE *
* SYSTEM IS A NEWER VERSION THAN THAT ON THE DISKETTE *
* IF YOU CONTINUE, THE OLDER VERSION WILL REPLACE THE NEWER *
* VERSION IN THE SYSTEM." *
* IF YOU PRESS ENTER, A MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED "THE SYSTEM POST/*
* BIOS IS BEING UPDATED. THIS MAY TAKE UP TO 2 MINUTES. DO NOT*
* POWER OFF OR RESTART THE SYSTEM DURING THIS PROCEDURE." *
* *
* 4 : THE FLASH UPDATE IS NOW COMPLETE. REMOVE THE DISKETTE FIRST *
* AND THEN PRESS ENTER TO REBOOT THE SYSTEM. *
* *
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* *
* NOTES ON CUSTOM START UP IMAGES *
* ------------------------------- *
* *
* THIS VERSION OF THE FLASH UPDATE PROGRAM GIVES THE OPTION OF *
* REPLACING (OR ELIMINATING) THE DEFAULT "IBM" AND "SUREPATH *
* BIOS" IMAGES THAT ARE DISPLAYED DURING SYSTEM START UP. *
* THE USER CAN SUBSTITUTE A 16 COLOR WINDOWS BITMAP (.BMP) *
* TO REPLACE EITHER OR BOTH OF THE DEFAULT IMAGES. SOME GENERAL*
* GUIDELINES FOR THESE IMAGES INCLUDE: *
* *
* 1. SIMPLE DESIGNS (THE IMAGE WILL BE COMPRESSED AND COMPLEX *
* IMAGES DON'T COMPRESS WELL...) *
* 2. NO LARGER THAN 50K FOR EITHER IMAGE *
* 3. KEEP IN MIND THAT THE AMOUNT OF SPACE AVAILABLE IN THE *
* FLASH TO STORE REPLACEMENT IMAGES MAY VARY FROM RELEASE *
* TO RELEASE AND BY LANGUAGE SELECTION. I.E. AN IMAGE THAT *
* FITS IN A U.S. ENGLISH FLASH MAY NOT FIT IN A GERMAN *
* FLASH. *
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* *
* FLASH PROGRAM OPTIONS *
* --------------------- *
* *
* THE DEFAULT OPERATION OF THE FLASH UPDATE PROGRAM IS A STEP *
* BY STEP DIALOGUE WITH THE USER THAT PRESENTS CHOICES AND *
* GATHERS RESPONSES FROM THE USER ABOUT WHICH CHOICES ARE *
* DESIRED. *
* *
* IN SOME SITUATIONS, (SUCH AS A LARGE ENTERPRISE WITH MANY *
* SYSTEMS THAT NEED UPDATING) IT MAY BE DESIRABLE TO CREATE *
* A FLASH UPDATE DISKETTE THAT REQUIRES NO MANUAL INTERVENTION *
* TO PERFORM AN UPDATE OPERATION. THIS CAN BE DONE BY *
* MODIFYING THE CONFIG.SYS FILE ON THIS DISKETTE WITH *
* THE FOLLOWING: *
* *
* SHELL=FLASH2.EXE option1 option2 option3......optionxx *
* *
* OPTIONS *
* ------- *
* *
* /U UNATTENDED MODE. ALL DEFAULTS ARE ASSUMED (UNLESS *
* OVERRIDDEN BY OTHER OPTION STATEMENTS) AND ALL *
* PROMPTS ARE BYPASSED. ANY ERRORS WILL RESULT IN *
* PROGRAM TERMINATION WITHOUT ANY ERROR INDICATION. *
* <<< USE THIS OPTION WITH CAUTION >>> *
* *
* /US COUNTRY CODE (LANGUAGE). THIS CAN BE ANY OF THE *
* VALID COUNTRY CODES (UK, SV, SU, SP, PO, NO, NL, *
* IT, GR, FR, DK, CF, CE, BE, LA, US, SF, SG, BR,JP, *
* or TK) *
* *
* /B:nnnnnnn SYSTEM SERIAL NUMBER *
* *
* /M:nnnnnnn MACHINE TYPE *
* *
* /N USE THE CURRENT FLASH IMAGE ON THE SYSTEM RATHER THAN *
* THE IMAGE ON THE DISKETTE. THIS IS USED TO UPDATE *
* MACHINE TYPE AND SERIAL NUMBER IN THE EVENT OF THE *
* REPLACEMENT OF THE MAIN SYSTEM BOARD. *
* *
* /L:xxxx.bmp CUSTOM START UP IMAGE FILE NAME FOR THE LARGE *
* CENTERED IMAGE. AN IBM LOGO IS USED BY DEFAULT *
* BUT ANY 16 COLOR WINDOWS BMP FILE CAN BE USED *
* INSTEAD. THE UNCOMPRESSED IMAGE FILE MUST BE *
* LESS THAN 50K. ONLY RELATIVELY SIMPLE IMAGES *
* CAN BE USED AS REPLACEMENTS. *
* FOR NO IMAGE, USE /L:NONE *
* *
* /LL:yyyy.bmp CUSTOM START UP IMAGE FILE NAME FOR THE SMALLER *
* IMAGE IN THE LOWER RIGHT OF THE SCREEN. IT *
* SHOULD BE NO LARGER THAN 50K. AS WITH THE *
* OTHER IMAGE, IT NEEDS TO BE SIMPLE. *
* FOR NO LOWER RIGHT IMAGE USE /LL:NONE *
* *
* /R AUTOMATIC COLD BOOT AFTER AN UNATTENDED (/U) *
* FLASH UPDATE. *
* *
* A FLASH UPDATE DISKETTE USING THESE PROGRAM OPTIONS IN IT'S *
* CONFIG.SYS SHOULD BE TESTED CAREFULLY BEFORE WIDESPREAD *
* USAGE. *
* *
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* *
* CMOS SAVE/RESTORE PROGRAM *
* --------------------- *
* *
* THIS DISKETTE INCLUDES A CMOS SAVE RESTORE UTILITY *
* FOR SAVING AND RESTORING THE SETUP AND CONFIGURATION *
* MAINTAINED IN THE CMOS BATTERY BACKED RAM. THIS UTILITY *
* IS INTENDED FOR USE AS AN AID IN CONFIGURING MULTIPLE *
* IDENTICAL SYSTEMS. TO USE THIS UTILITY, COPY THE EXECUTABLE *
* FILE (SRCMOSND.EXE) TO A DOS BOOTABLE DISKETTE. TYPE *
* 'SRCMOSNF' AT THE COMMAND PROMPT FOR INFORMATION ON *
* COMMAND SYNTAX AND OPTIONS. *
* *
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Flash Changes
Model 6272
NDJTxxA is the flash diskette level.
NDKTxxA is the flash image level. (BIOS)
NOTE: All changes carry forward. That is, if a change is added in 17, it is
also in 18, 19 etc.
CHANGES for NDKT/NDJT17A
Initial Release of 6272 FLASH.
CHANGES for NDKT/NDJT18A
Add SRCMOS file to flash diskette for LCCM.
CHANGES for NDKT/NDJT19A
2MB VRAM incorrectly detected if u25 populated but not u20.
32-bit PCI call reports incorrect number of buses in the system.
Can not do a static change of the Parallel port to IRQ5 from WIN/95.
Add PCI Riser Reset to Cold Boot Path.
CHANGES for NDKT/NDJT20A
LPT3 fails after APM events when using WIN/95.
RIPL with IBM 16/4 TR card fails.
Add 233 MHZ processor support to 6272.
PNP GET NUMBER OF NODES destroys higher word of EAX register. No known
problems or failures seen in the field.
CHANGES for NDKT/NDJT21A
Cannot detect when the monitor is changed if it is a DDC monitor.
WINOS2 audio driver install corrupts CMOS.
POST causes CD-ROM hang with a very few OEM drives.
Hostes board fails POST was setting FIFO mode on in-advertantly.
Some adapters were malfunctioning and hanging the system.
DMI BIOS reports maximum processor speed incorrectly.
Future Domain SCSI doesn't work if no IDE drives installed in the system.
CHANGES for NDKT/NDJT22A
Video BIOS did not pass Microsoft certification.
CHANGES for NDKT/NDJT23A
Various tools that test how the system will function during the
century rollover sometimes send a warning or error that the real time
clock century is not updated. Code has been added to change the real
time clock century from "19" to "20" immediately, instead of waiting
for a power cycle.
Network Boot fail could cause video corruption and system hang.
CHANGES for NDKT/NDJT24A
Update Flash utility program. No changes in the BIOS.
CHANGES for NDKT/NDJT25A
Windows/95 OSR2 does not work in 1600x1200 mode in DDC
PnP System Memory Device Node not always correct
System reboots on non-bootable diskette retry
Some Creative Labs cdroms fails as slave
132 column support added to video BIOS.
Some Network cards dis-appear during a warm boot.
PCI IRQ table updated for Windows/98 compatability.
CHANGES for NDKT/NDJT26A
-Add boot sypport for LS120 and ZIP drives
-Printer won't work after changing parallel port
mode
-Network connection dropped during APM suspend
-100 mhz processor shows up a 0 in setup
-System hangs with Emulex or Adaptec PCI fiber
channel adapters
-Print scrn only prints first 25 lines
-IDE seek command does not use LBA addressing
-Flash write protect enable bit not being set
CHANGES for NDKT/NDJT27A
Install 1 hardfile on primary channel and 2 Cd-rom Drives
on secondary channel. System Hangs with 1780 post code.
This only fails after installing level NDJT26A.
LS-120 device is incorrectly reported in setup
CHANGES for NDKT/NDJT28A
System hangs at 5E after changes for level NDJT27A.
CHANGES for NDKT/NDJT29A
System locks up and beeps if not left powered off over a minute.
WIN/98 tests fail in APM mode.
add keyboard deley option for certain DOS applications that hang kybd
Occasional hang at checkpoint 58 during Win/98 reboot
System highly intermittantly loses configuration data
PCI modem diagnostics hangs system if using IRQ 11 or 15
IDE Bus Master controller setup wrong for Zip drive
CHANGES for NDKT/NDJT30A
WIN/98 tests fail in APM mode. Fix accidently removed in level 29
CHANGES for NDKT/NDJT31A
When the system is powered down, the wake-up on alarm function will not wake
up the system properly at certain intervals after the year 2000.
Letter 'm' is not recognized in password in some french langs.
Readme.1st files have incorrect information.
Serial B does not setup correctly if serial A is disabled.
F1 prompt not active on warm boot but the prompt is displayed.
CHANGES for NDKT/NDJT32A
BIOS Setup date prompt displays YY not YYYY for the year
CHANGES for NDKT/NDJT33A
Fix highly intermittent NT installation failure.
Changed wording in "readme.1st" file to "CONFIG.SYS" from
"AUTOEXEC.BAT".