--CONTENTS-- 1 - BASIC INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS 2 - GUIDELINES FOR REPLACEMENT START UP SCREEN IMAGES 3 - PROGRAM OPTIONS OF INTEREST TO SYSTEM SUPPORT PEOPLE ********************************************************************** * INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS * * * * PLEASE PRINT OUT THESE INSTRUCTIONS OR WRITE THEM DOWN BEFORE * * STARTING THIS FLASH UPDATE UTILITY. * * * ********************************************************************** IBM PC 300/700 PENTIUM BIOS UPDATE INSTRUCTIONS -------------------------------------------------- THIS CODE IS FOR THE FOLLOWING MACHINE(S)... -------------------------------------------------- Machine(s) Description ---------- ---------------------------------------------------- 6560 PC 300 (4X4) =========================================================================== ---- 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. =========================================================================== ********************************************************************** * 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 . . . * * * * -YOU ARE ASKED IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE THE START UP IMAGES* * THAT ARE DISPLAYED WHEN THE SYSTEM IS POWERED UP OR * * WHEN CTL-ALT-DEL IS PRESSED * * * * -IF YOU ANSWER "N" THE FLASH UPDATE PROCEEDS WITH STEP * * 3: BELOW. * * * * -IF YOU ANSWER "Y" THEN YOU ARE SHOWN A SCREEN LISTING * * THE LOGO OPTIONS THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE LARGE IMAGE * * DISPLAYED IN THE CENTER OF THE SCREEN. THESE INCLUDE: * * 1)NONE, 2)THE DEFAULT IBM LOGO, OR 3)ANY IMAGE FILES IN * * BITMAP FORMAT (.BMP) THAT ARE PRESENT ON THE DISK. * * * * -AFTER YOU ENTER YOUR CHOICE OF IMAGES, A MESSAGE WILL BE * * DISPLAYED INDICATING WHETHER OR NOT THE IMAGE WAS * * SUCCESSFULLY MERGED INTO THE FLASH LOAD (CUSTOM .BMP * * IMAGES MAY CAUSE AN ERROR MESSAGE IF THEY CANNOT BE * * COMPRESSED ENOUGH TO FIT IN THE FLASH LOAD). * * * * -SEE "NOTES ON CUSTOM START UP IMAGES" LATER IN THIS * * DOCUMENT * * * * -YOU ARE THEN PRESENTED WITH A SCREEN SHOWING THE IMAGE * * CHOICES FOR THE SMALL IMAGE IN THE LOWER RIGHT HAND CORNER * * OF THE SCREEN. THE OPERATION OF THIS SCREEN IS IDENTICAL * * TO THE PREVIOUS SCREEN. * * * * 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. * * * ********************************************************************** ********************************************************************** * * * 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. * ********************************************************************** ********************************************************************** * * * 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, * * 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 * * AUTOEXEC.BAT SHOULD BE TESTED CAREFULLY BEFORE WIDESPREAD * * USAGE. * * * **********************************************************************  Flash Changes PC 300 PCI (6560) LXJTxxA is the flash diskette level. LXKTxxA is the flash image level. (BIOS) NOTE: All changes carry forward. That is, if a change is added in 20, it is also in 21, 22 etc. CHANGES for LXKT/LXJT20A Some 6X and 8X IDE CDROMs get 1762 error when used as slaves. CHANGES for LXKT/LXJT21A Interrupt assignment to allow VGA to use interrupts other than 9. Add Synchronous Cache and 166 MHz support. System hangs with some PCI network cards with L2 cache installed. CHANGES for LXKT/LXJT22A Reset all PNP cards during a cold or warm boot to release resources. Add bootable CD support for WINDOWS NT. Update 'README.1ST' file. Fails to suspend with Suspend button in WIN95. Suspend fails in WINDOWS/95 with certain hardfiles installed. The system spins down the hardfile, appears to go to suspend for approximately 2 seconds and then spins back up. This only fails with 2 hardfiles on the same controller and then only with some IBM hardfiles. It has not been seen with other files. Also, automatic suspend works properly. Print Screen hangs intermittently. Cannot install T/R Auto 16/4 with SoundBlaster PNP card. NMI error - Unexpected Interrupt 2 hangs system. Some old programs issued an interrupt 2 to detect co-processor. These programs hang. Set Bi-directional mode as default on Parallel Port. Administrative Password needed during power on. With administrative password enabled, but not the power on password enabled, a password prompt occurred during a normal boot. Should only prompt for flash boot or entering setup. Add support for Inter P54CTB upgrade processor. Password prompt when prompt is set to off. The power on password setup menu has an option to set the prompt to 'OFF'. This allows the boot to complete without the password being entered. The keyboard will be locked until the password is entered to maintain security. This feature was not working. I/O 100-107 should not be reserved by the system. Bootable adapter cards bypass security. Adapter cards that perform a boot, such as network boot or bootable SCSI adapters, could take control of the boot process before the password checking was preformed. This bypassed password security. CHANGES for LXKT/LXJT23A Olicom PCI Token Ring causes system to hang at checkpoint 02h. RPL and CD in boot sequence hangs system during POST Several applications fail because the top half of extended registers has residual data left after POST. The problems seen are hangs when booting UNIX operating systems and hangs with Lanworks Bootable RIPL chips installed. We will clear all registers before boot. Intermittent keyboard hangs with 166mhz processor. Warp V3 errors with PC340 and Quantum 1.2GB hardfile. Errors seen are: * Memory Allocation Error at Warp V3 installation while SCSI adapter auto detection phase. * The message comes out on screen after reboot of Warp installation; "Ths system cannot find the file 'kbdbase.sys'. ..." * Trap 000E during Warp installation. * SYS3175. System error install.exe. Access violation by OS2MM.DLL at Warp installation. * SYS2070 occur when invoking an application program. CHANGES for LXKT/LXJT24A 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. Block INT 15 calls that switch CMOS banks. They could cause corruption of CMOS if another interrupt occurred while the bank was switched. Cannot assign Max Base Address port to PnP card. The Drive Parameter Table changes format for Logical Block Addressing. Some applications were addressing this table directly and would hang. Put values in unused parameters that stop all known hangs. Math co-processor exceptions could cause a hang with an unexpected Non-Maskable Interrupt error. LPT3 fails after APM events when using WIN/95. Cannot detect when the monitor is changed if it is a DDC monitor. Return README.1ST & CHANGES.NEW to Japanese build that were lost due to a server failure. Make Bus Master selectable during setup for PCI Network cards. Permedia 2 video controller does not work with power management. System hang on APM BIOS call 'get_power_state' if the device is not enabled. The system will not power manage and blank the display when a Permedia 2 video controller is installed. CHANGES for LXKT/LXJT25A Creative Lab cdrom fails as slave System always freezes for 3 seconds at the end when rolling over to year 2000. Add 132 column support for video. APM may not work with windows 95 System hangs with Emulex and Adaptec PCI Fibre Channel adapters PrtScrn only prints the first 25 lines CHANGES for LXKT/LXJT26A System may hang in POST if powered off for a very short time. CHANGES for LXKT/LXJT27A BIOS Setup date prompt displays YY not YYYY for the year DynaMO 640AI IDE "1762 configuration error" Letter 'm' is not recognized in password in some french langs. boot with noisy screen with lxkt25a bios Cannot use Esc key or F1 key on re-boot. Remove the prompt.