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Method Two – Booting from a DOS bootable diskette and using the lp6dutil utility

Installing and Configuring the BIOS Settings

Method Two – Booting from a DOS bootable diskette and using

the lp6dutil utility

This section discusses how to update the firmware and boot BIOS,

using the Ip6util utility.

Follow these steps to upgrade the flash firmware from a MS-DOS

bootable diskette:

1. Boot the computer using a DOS/WIN95/WIN98 bootable

diskette.

2. Insert the diskette containing the flash utility (

LP6DUTIL.EXE).

3. At the

A:\> prompt, type lp6dutil and press ENTER to start the

utility.

4. The utility performs diagnostic tests on the installed adapter(s).

You may be required to press ENTER

after each test so the

program can move on to the next. After the diagnostics are

complete, the main menu appears.

5. Type 5 and press ENTER to select Maintenance.

6. Type 1 and press ENTER to select Upgrade Firmware.

7. Enter the range of adapters to flash; for example: 1–4 (for four

adapters).I

Enter the Firmware Image filename, including the path. The

firmware image file should be on the same disk as the

LP6DUTIL.EXE program file.

8. When prompted, type 1 and press ENTER to proceed with the

upgrade for the first controller.

9. When prompted, type 1 and press ENTER to reset the adapter

after loading is complete.

10. Repeat steps 8 and 9 for each adapter in the range entered in step

11. When all adapters have been loaded, type 0 and press ENTER at

the Maintenance menu to return to the main menu.

12. Type 7 and press ENTER at the main menu to exit the flash utility.

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