Flash BIOS update - Flash from Operating System version for IBM(R) NetVista(R) 6290 systems version 26KT18A Installation README This package updates the basic input/output system (BIOS) on IBM NetVista(R) 6290 systems. 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. 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, select Find or Search, then click Files and Folders. 2. Type 26jy18usa.exe in the search field, then click Find Now. This will locate the 26jy18usa.exe file you just downloaded. 3. Double-click the 26jy18usa.exe icon. 4. Click Next. Read the license agreement 5. Click I Agree. The installation folder should be C:\IBMTOOLS\FLASH\26JY18US. 6. Click Finish. You will be prompted with a message stating "The specified output folder does not exist. Create it?" 7. Click Yes. You will be prompted with a message stating "The package has been delivered successfully." 8. Click OK. Installing the update --------------------- 1. Close all open applications. 2. Click Start, then click Run. 3. Type C:\IBMTOOLS\FLASH\26JY18US\WINPHLASH.EXE. 4. Click OK. 5. Please make note of any settings you have changed in the configuration utility. They may have to be re-entered after updating the BIOS.The current BIOS level on the computer is compared to that in the Winphlash update directory. 6. If the levels are the same, or the level on the directory is older than the current systerm BIOS, a message is dis- played stating "The current system BIOS is the same version (or newer) than the version you are trying to flash, so the BIOS will not be changed.Update may take up to 2 minutes. Warning: Do notepower-off or restart the system during this procedure. 7. The flash update is now complete. The system will reboot after ten seconds. Trademarks ---------- IBM and NetVista are trademarks of the IBM Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both. Microsoft and Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both. Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others. THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. IBM DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND MERCHANTABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT. BY FURNISHING THIS DOCUMENT, IBM GRANTS NO LICENSES TO ANY PATENTS OR COPYRIGHTS. (C) Copyright IBM Corporation 2002. All rights reserved.