Flash BIOS update - Flash from Operating System version for IBM(R) NetVista(R) 6290 systems version 26KT23A 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 26jy23usa.exe in the search field, then click Find Now. This will locate the 26jy23usa.exe file you just downloaded. 3. Double-click the 26jy23usa.exe icon. 4. Click Next. Read the license agreement 5. Click I Agree. The installation folder should be C:\IBMTOOLS\FLASH\26JY23US. 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\26JY23US\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. Flash Changes ------------- General Information: 26JTxxA is the flash diskette level. 26KTxxA 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 26KTxxA/26JTxxA: 26KT18A/26JT18A - Initial Production Release 26KT19A/26JT19A - Add support for Intel memory reference code 1.2 - In Setup, grey out PXE options when onboard ethernet is disabled - Fix for loss of USB 2.0 device after hibernation - Fix for restoring ATAPI transfer rate on resume from S3 under W98 - Fix occasional failure to wake from S3 via directed ping - Fix NT reboot problem - Fix Dual mode password 26KT20A/26JT20A - Fix incorrect Setup Summary Screen CPU speed - Update SM BIOS FSB speed during POST - In Setup, set PXE Boot & PXE Base to Enabled when System Board Ethernet is enabled - Disable native mode IDE support in ASL code - Correct the wrong prompt with power on password set - Update SMBIOS 4 to list the correct FSB speed - 0F27 processor microcode update - In Setup, enable PXE options when onboard ethernet is enabled 26KT21A/26JT21A - Fix problem with Intel Boot Agent not loading 26KT22A/26JT22A - Update of onboard video BIOS. Fixes intermittant video problems with DVO flat panel displays. - Fix "Compatibility Rev ID code". - Fix "Does not wake on LAN after losing AC power". We revert to a software approach where we power up, enable WOL, and go back down which is about three seconds into POST. - Fix fan failure which can occur if an application does not release the SMBus semaphore. - Fix Win ME resume hang when USB Device Support = Disabled. - New level of processor microcode update files. 26KT23A/26JT23A - Update of onboard video BIOS. Fixes video problems with the DVO flat panel displays. 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.