Flash BIOS update - CD-ROM ISO image 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. 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, select Find or Search, then click Files or Folders. 2. Type 26jz18usa.exe in the search field, then click Find Now. This will locate the 26jz18usa.exe file you just downloaded. 3. Double-click the 26jz18usa.exe icon. 4. Click Next. Read the license agreement 5. Click I Agree. The installation folder should be C:\IBMTOOLS\FLASH\26JZ18US. 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. 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\26JZ18US folder. The filename of the ISO image is 26J918A.ISO. Installing the update --------------------- 1. Close all open applications. 2. Please make note of any settings you have changed in the configuration utility. They may have to be re-entered after updating the BIOS. 3. Put the flash update diskette in the drive and power up the system. The current BIOS level on the computer is compared to that on the flash update diskette. 4. If the levels are the same, or the level on the diskette is older than the ROM, a message is displayed stating "BIOS ROM file is older than (or same as) BIOS ROM image. Continue Anyway? (y/n)" 5. Press Yes to continue. Update may take up to 2 minutes. Warning:Do not power off or restart the system during this procedure!! 6. The flash update is now complete. Remove the diskette first and then press Enter to reboot the system. 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 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.