Flash BIOS update - LFJT19A for IBM(R) NetVista(R) 6644, 6645, and 6646 computers README This package updates the basic input/output system (BIOS) on NetVista(R) model 6644-xx, 6645-xx, and 6646-xx computers. BIOS is programming that controls low-level hardware operations, including interactions with diskette drives, hard disk drives, and the keyboard. The BIOS is stored on a chip. Your computer uses flash BIOS, which can be updated through a program on a flash diskette so that you do not have to replace the BIOS chip to update the BIOS. Note: Make note of any settings you have changed in the BIOS Configuration Utility. These settings may have to be re-entered after updating the BIOS. Print this file so that you can refer to it during the installation. Important Note -------------- Installing this update involves creating a BIOS flash CD and running the flash program from the CD. You must have access to a CD-R or CD-RW drive and CD-R software which is capable of creating a CD from an ISO image. Downloading the update ---------------------- 1. Click the file link to download the file from the web page. 2. When prompted, select a drive and directory in which to save the downloaded file. Extracting the update --------------------- 1. Click Start, Find, Files and Folders. 2. Insert a blank 1.44MB floppy diskette into the diskette drive. 3. Type lfjz19usa.exe in the search box, Click Find Now. This will locate the lfjz19usa.exe file you just downloaded. 4. Double-click the icon for lfjz19usa.exe. 5. Follow the onscreen prompts. The necessary files will be extracted to your hard disk drive Create the bootable CD ---------------------- Use your CD-R software's feature for creating a CD from an ISO image; Adaptec Easy CD Creator calls this feature Create CD from CD image. Refer to the help provided with your CD-R software for further assistance. Create a CD from the CD ISO image located in your C:\IBMTOOLS\FLASH\LFJZ19USA folder. The filename of the ISO image is LFCD19A.ISO. Installing the update --------------------- 1. Close all open applications. 2. Insert the bootable CD into your CD-ROM drive. 3. Shutdown the computer. 4. With the CD still inserted in the CD-ROM drive, power on the system. The following screen will appear: The boot sections of your bootable CD-ROM are: 0. DEFAULT 1. LFJ219A Please select one option, ESC to bypass Bootable CD:0 5. Press 0. 6. When you are prompted to select a country, press the number on your keyboard which corresponds to the country in which you are using the computer. For example, press 1 for the United States. 7. Press Enter. You will be prompted with the current serial number of your machine. 8. If the serial number is correct, press N. You will be prompted with the current machine type/model number of your machine. 9. If the machine type/model number is correct, press N. You will be prompted with the following message: *************************************************************** * Your system can be enabled to use enhanced security. If you * * enable enhanced security, and you lose or forget your * * administrator password, your system board will have to be * * replaced. Do you want to enable enhanced security on your * * system? (Y/N) * *************************************************************** 10. Unless you know exactly what the enhanced security features entail, press N. You will be prompted with the following message: *************************************************************** * Would you like to change the logos displayed during * * startup (Y/N) ? * *************************************************************** 11. Press N. 12. Wait until you see a message stating ****************************** * POST/BIOS update completed * ****************************** ****************************************** * Remove the diskette from the drive and * * Press Enter to restart the system. * ****************************************** 13. Remove the CD from the CD-ROM drive. 14. Press Enter. Note: If your system boots back to a 1962 POST error or displays a picture of a diskette on the screen, enter the Setup utility by pressing F1 during startup and change the Startup options to include your hard disk drive. Testing for successful installation ----------------------------------- To verify that the BIOS update was successful, do the following: 1. Click Start. 2. Click Programs. 3. Click Access IBM. 4. Click IBM System Information. If IBM System Information is not installed on your system, install it using your Software Selections CD. 5. Verify that the BIOS version is IBM BIOS ver LFKT19.0. Flash Changes ------------- General Information: Models 6644, 6645, and 6646 BIOS are year 2000 ready. LFJTxxA is the flash diskette level. LFKTxxA is the binary image level. (BIOS) NOTE: All changes carry forward. That is, if a change is added in 01, it is also in 02, 03 etc. CHANGES for LFKTxxA/LFJTxxA: LFKT16A/LFJT16A: - Initial Release LFKT17A/LFJT17A: - RTC stops when the battery is replaced - Add SST support to the OS Flash Program LFKT18A/LFJT18A: - IBM Embedded Security code enhancement - Fix Keyboard LED lights problem - OS Flash Support Enhancement - DMI Structures Update - Added Processor Patch files for processor ID 686 - Add Sony HiFD support LFKT19A/LFJT19A: - Invalid Change Request when IBM Embedded Security is initialized - Hang during POST after draining CMOS Trademarks ---------- IBM and NetVista are trademarks of the IBM Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both. 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