IMPORTANT FLASH DISKETTE INFORMATION.
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ALWAYS WRITE PROTECT THE FLASH DISKETTE AFTER CREATING IT. WINDOWS/95 AND
WINDOWS/98 MAY MAKE IT UN-USABLE AS A FLASH DISKETTE IF YOU DO ANYTHING,
INCLUDING DIR, TO THE DISKETTE.
IF YOU DO NOT WRITE PROTECT THE DISKETTE, YOU MAY SEE THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE:
"The diskette in drive A: is not a Flash diskette".
IF YOU GET THIS MESSAGE, RE-CREATE THE DISKETTE AND THEN WRITE PROTECT IT.
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--CONTENTS--
1 - BASIC INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
2 - GUIDELINES FOR REPLACEMENT START UP SCREEN IMAGES
3 - PROGRAM OPTIONS OF INTEREST TO SYSTEM SUPPORT PEOPLE
4 - CMOS SAVE/RESTORE UTILITY
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* INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS *
* *
* PLEASE PRINT OUT THESE INSTRUCTIONS OR WRITE THEM DOWN BEFORE *
* STARTING THIS FLASH UPDATE UTILITY. *
* *
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IBM PC BIOS UPDATE INSTRUCTIONS
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THIS CODE IS FOR THE FOLLOWING MACHINE(S)...
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Machine(s) Description
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6263 PC 300GL
6265 PC 300GL
6275 PC 300GL
6285 PC 300GL
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---- About Applied Fixes or Features Added ----
(CHANGES.NEW) is another file on this diskette that lists known problems
corrected and/or features added after applying this UPDATE to your system.
If you would like, please take the time to read or print that file before
using this diskette to update your system.
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* INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS *
* *
* STEPS... *
* *
* 1 : PLEASE MAKE NOTE OF ANY SETTINGS YOU HAVE CHANGED IN THE *
* CONFIGURATION UTILITY. THEY MAY HAVE TO BE RE-ENTERED AFTER *
* UPDATING THE BIOS. *
* *
* 2 : PUT THE FLASH UPDATE DISKETTE IN THE DRIVE AND POWER UP THE *
* SYSTEM.. . *
* *
* -YOU ARE PROMPTED TO SELECT YOUR COUNTRY AND PRESS ENTER. *
* *
* -THE SERIAL NUMBER IS DISPLAYED AND YOU ARE ASKED IF YOU *
* WOULD LIKE TO UPDATE THE SERIAL NUMBER *
* *
* -IF YOU ANSWER "Y" THEN YOU ARE PROMPTED TO ENTER THE *
* CORRECT NUMBER. THEN . . . *
* -IF YOU ANSWER "N" THEN . . . *
* *
* -THE MACHINE MODEL/TYPE IS DISPLAYED AND YOU ARE ASKED IF YOU *
* WOULD LIKE TO UPDATE THE MODEL/TYPE *
* *
* -IF YOU ANSWER "Y" THEN YOU ARE PROMPTED TO ENTER THE *
* CORRECT NUMBER. THEN . . . *
* -IF YOU ANSWER "N" THEN . . . *
* *
* 3 : THE CURRENT BIOS LEVEL ON THE COMPUTER IS COMPARED TO THAT ON *
* THE FLASH UPDATE DISKETTE. *
* *
* -IF THE LEVELS ARE THE SAME, A MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED STATING *
* "THE POST/BIOS CODE IN THE SYSTEM IS THE SAME VERSION AS *
* THAT ON THE DISKETTE. PRESS ENTER TO CONTINUE. PRESS ESC *
* TO CANCEL." *
* *
* -IF THE LEVELS ARE DIFFERENT: *
* IF THE LEVEL ON THE FLASH DISKETTE IS NEWER THAN THE ROM *
* A MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED STATING "THE SYSTEM POST/BIOS IS *
* BEING UPDATED. THIS MAY TAKE UP TO 2 MINUTES. DO NOT POWER *
* OFF OR RESTART THE SYSTEM DURING THIS PROCEDURE. *
* *
* IF THE LEVEL ON THE DISKETTE IS OLDER THAN THE ROM * *
* A MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED STATING "THE POST/BIOS IN THE *
* SYSTEM IS A NEWER VERSION THAN THAT ON THE DISKETTE *
* IF YOU CONTINUE, THE OLDER VERSION WILL REPLACE THE NEWER *
* VERSION IN THE SYSTEM." *
* IF YOU PRESS ENTER, A MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED "THE SYSTEM POST/*
* BIOS IS BEING UPDATED. THIS MAY TAKE UP TO 2 MINUTES. DO NOT*
* POWER OFF OR RESTART THE SYSTEM DURING THIS PROCEDURE." *
* *
* 4 : THE FLASH UPDATE IS NOW COMPLETE. REMOVE THE DISKETTE FIRST *
* AND THEN PRESS ENTER TO REBOOT THE SYSTEM. *
* *
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* *
* NOTES ON CUSTOM START UP IMAGES *
* ------------------------------- *
* *
* THIS VERSION OF THE FLASH UPDATE PROGRAM GIVES THE OPTION OF *
* REPLACING (OR ELIMINATING) THE DEFAULT "IBM" IMAGE THAT IS *
* DISPLAYED DURING SYSTEM START UP. THE USER CAN SUBSTITUTE *
* A 16 COLOR WINDOWS BITMAP (.BMP) TO REPLACE THE DEFAULT *
* IMAGE. SOME GUIDELINES FOR THESE IMAGES INCLUDE: *
* *
* 1. SIMPLE DESIGNS (THE IMAGE WILL BE COMPRESSED AND COMPLEX *
* IMAGES DON'T COMPRESS WELL...) *
* 2. NO LARGER THAN 50K FOR EITHER IMAGE *
* 3. KEEP IN MIND THAT THE AMOUNT OF SPACE AVAILABLE IN THE *
* FLASH TO STORE REPLACEMENT IMAGES MAY VARY FROM RELEASE *
* TO RELEASE AND BY LANGUAGE SELECTION. I.E. AN IMAGE THAT *
* FITS IN A U.S. ENGLISH FLASH MAY NOT FIT IN A GERMAN *
* FLASH. *
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* *
* FLASH PROGRAM OPTIONS *
* --------------------- *
* *
* THE DEFAULT OPERATION OF THE FLASH UPDATE PROGRAM IS A STEP *
* BY STEP DIALOGUE WITH THE USER THAT PRESENTS CHOICES AND *
* GATHERS RESPONSES FROM THE USER ABOUT WHICH CHOICES ARE *
* DESIRED. *
* *
* IN SOME SITUATIONS, (SUCH AS A LARGE ENTERPRISE WITH MANY *
* SYSTEMS THAT NEED UPDATING) IT MAY BE DESIRABLE TO CREATE *
* A FLASH UPDATE DISKETTE THAT REQUIRES NO MANUAL INTERVENTION *
* TO PERFORM AN UPDATE OPERATION. THIS CAN BE DONE BY *
* MODIFYING THE CONFIG.SYS FILE ON THIS DISKETTE WITH *
* THE FOLLOWING: *
* *
* SHELL=FLASH2.EXE option1 option2 option3......optionxx *
* *
* OPTIONS *
* ------- *
* *
* /U UNATTENDED MODE. ALL DEFAULTS ARE ASSUMED (UNLESS *
* OVERRIDDEN BY OTHER OPTION STATEMENTS) AND ALL *
* PROMPTS ARE BYPASSED. ANY ERRORS WILL RESULT IN *
* PROGRAM TERMINATION WITHOUT ANY ERROR INDICATION. *
* <<< USE THIS OPTION WITH CAUTION >>> *
* *
* /US COUNTRY CODE (LANGUAGE). THIS CAN BE ANY OF THE *
* VALID COUNTRY CODES (UK, SV, SU, SP, PO, NO, NL, *
* IT, GR, FR, DK, CF, CE, BE, LA, US, SF, SG, BR,JP, *
* or TK) *
* *
* /B:nnnnnnn SYSTEM SERIAL NUMBER *
* *
* /M:nnnnnnn MACHINE TYPE *
* *
* /N USE THE CURRENT FLASH IMAGE ON THE SYSTEM RATHER THAN *
* THE IMAGE ON THE DISKETTE. THIS IS USED TO UPDATE *
* MACHINE TYPE AND SERIAL NUMBER IN THE EVENT OF THE *
* REPLACEMENT OF THE MAIN SYSTEM BOARD. *
* *
* /L:xxxx.bmp CUSTOM START UP IMAGE FILE NAME FOR THE LARGE *
* CENTERED IMAGE. AN IBM LOGO IS USED BY DEFAULT *
* BUT ANY 16 COLOR WINDOWS BMP FILE CAN BE USED *
* INSTEAD. THE UNCOMPRESSED IMAGE FILE MUST BE *
* LESS THAN 50K. ONLY RELATIVELY SIMPLE IMAGES *
* CAN BE USED AS REPLACEMENTS. *
* FOR NO IMAGE, USE /L:NONE *
* *
* /LL:yyyy.bmp CUSTOM START UP IMAGE FILE NAME FOR THE SMALLER *
* IMAGE IN THE LOWER RIGHT OF THE SCREEN. IT *
* SHOULD BE NO LARGER THAN 50K. AS WITH THE *
* OTHER IMAGE, IT NEEDS TO BE SIMPLE. *
* FOR NO LOWER RIGHT IMAGE USE /LL:NONE *
* *
* /R AUTOMATIC COLD BOOT AFTER AN UNATTENDED (/U) *
* FLASH UPDATE. *
* *
* /E:ON TURNS ON THE ENHANCED SECURITY OPTION. *
* *
* /E:OFF TURNS OFF THE ENHANCED SECURITY OPTION. *
* *
* /BB THE FLASH UTILITY WILL ONLY UPDATE THE RECOVERY *
* SECTION OF THE FLASH. THE BIOS SECTION WILL NOT *
* BE UPDATED. *
* *
* /D THE FLASH UTILITY WILL GENERATE AN UNIVERSALLY *
* UNIQUE IDENTIFIER (UUID), REPLACING THE ONE THAT *
* IS CURRENTLY IN THE FLASH. *
* *
* *
* A FLASH UPDATE DISKETTE USING THESE PROGRAM OPTIONS IN IT'S *
* CONFIG.SYS SHOULD BE TESTED CAREFULLY BEFORE WIDESPREAD USAGE. *
* *
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* *
* CMOS SAVE/RESTORE PROGRAM *
* --------------------- *
* *
* THIS DISKETTE INCLUDES A CMOS SAVE RESTORE UTILITY *
* FOR SAVING AND RESTORING THE SETUP AND CONFIGURATION *
* MAINTAINED IN THE CMOS BATTERY BACKED RAM. THIS UTILITY *
* IS INTENDED FOR USE AS AN AID IN CONFIGURING MULTIPLE *
* IDENTICAL SYSTEMS. TO USE THIS UTILITY, COPY THE EXECUTABLE *
* FILE (SRCMOSPD.EXE) TO A DOS BOOTABLE DISKETTE. TYPE *
* 'SRCMOSPD' AT THE COMMAND PROMPT FOR INFORMATION ON *
* COMMAND SYNTAX AND OPTIONS. *
* *
* USAGE NOTES: *
* *
* 1) THE BOOT SEQUENCE INFORMATION INCLUDES PASSWORDS. *
* SAVING AND RESTORING THE BOOT SEQUENCE INFORMATION *
* WILL ALSO CHANGE THE PASSWORDS TO THOSE SAVED IN *
* DATA FILE (IF ANY). *
* *
* 2) SYSTEMS WITH ENHANCED SECURITY STORE PASSWORDS AND *
* BOOT SEQUENCE INFORMATION IN A PROTECTED EEPROM. *
* IN THESE SYSTEMS, THE BOOT SEQUENCE AND PASSWORDS *
* CAN BE NEITHER SAVED NOR RESTORED. *
* *
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Flash Changes
Models 6263 / 6265 / 6275 / 6285
General Information:
Models 6263, 6265, 6275, and 6285 BIOS are year 2000 ready.
PDJTxxA is the flash diskette level.
PDKTxxA 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 PDKTxxA/PDJTxxA:
PDKT09A/PDJT09A: BIOS Relase to Manufacturing
PDKT10A/PDJT10A: Processor Patching Fix
Patch code update
Memory Hole Fix
Fix Configuration Error with CD ROM
Fix for Syquest problem
NT5.0 / keyboard problem
ACPI Memory and I/O updates
PDKT11A/PDJT11A: APM updates
DMI update
LS-120 boot fix
IPDLT update for rev 3 440BX
ISA memory hole / Win 95 fix
Processor support update
PDKT12A/PDJT12A: Windows 98 fails to detect ACPI support
PDKT13A/PDJT13A: Bullet Proof the S-Spec Processor Code
Adding new model numbers & board serial number to SMBIOS
Memory Hole Fixes
Add soft off support to SMI handler
new patch file for 652
C segment not being shadowed with ISA cards
Power LED stays on in Stand-by mode on Win98J
NT5 ACPI issues
PDKT14A/PDJT14A: Intermittantly powers off at checkpoint 38. Problem
induced in level 13.
PDKT15A/PDJT15A:
System intermittantly loses CMOS setup data
ACPI changes for WINDOWS/98.
Celeron CPU Name is not correct at Setup Utility
DMIBIOS information updates.
Hayes Optima (Serial) modem does not connect
PDKT16A/PDJT16A:
DMI INFO INCORRECT
CMOS corrupted after level PDJT15A
PDKT17A/PDJT17A:
Alertpak Token Ring Support
IDE Bus Master controller UDMA setting wrong for Zip drive
Occasional hang at checkpoint 58 during Win 98 reboot
while running enhance testing during POST, F1 does not work
PCI modem diagnostics hangs system if using IRQ 11 or 15
PDKT18A/PDJT18A:
Udma mode 0 is being set for non udma devices.
Will not boot SCO cdrom
Can't format a ZIP drive under DOS
Release IRQ12 if no mouse is attached.
Win98:USB Hub will not work in Bios
ATI AGP adapter with 64K ROM hangs or causes system to reboot.
Win95 ignores bios apm settings
Problems configuring the 5250 Express ISA adapter in PnP
System hangs with 2 adaptec quad port ethernet pci adapters
Apm HCT resume test fails if resume on wake is set.
Intermittant error beeps after warm boot.
New processor patch files for various processors.
Remove video vendor banner during POST.
Letter 'm' is not recognized in password in some french langs.
Readme.1st files have incorrect information.
PDKT19A/PDJT19A:
Monochrome monitor not displaying correct shades of grey
67x processor cache support update
DMIBIOS SHOWS INCORRECT INFO
Max CPU speed listing as 450, not 500.
IBM 100/10 ISA Ethernet Gets 18xx errors during POST.
Update video BIOS-Monochrome monitor not displaying correct shades of grey
Processor cache support update
DMIBIOS SHOWS INCORRECT INFO
IBM 100/10 ISA Ethernet causes BIOS error 18XX
Update uproc patches
3D-LABS Oxygen RPM adapter hangs entering NT 4.0.
Add selection of which video to come up if AGP and PCI videos exist in system
PDKT20A/PDJT20A:
Add patch 653 for slot1 processors
Switch settings for 400 are wrong in SMBIOS
Add support for Pentium III processors.
PDKT21A/PDJT21A:
Setup States PentiumIII is a PentiumII
Add Processor Serial Number Access Menu Item and disable processor serial number by default.
Intermittant hangs on re-boot
BIOS Setup date prompt displays YY not YYYY for the year
PDKT22A/PDJT22A:
Setup options revert to default settings. Options affected:
(a) Diskette Drive Access
(b) Adapter ROM Security
PDKT23A/PDJT23A:
Allow fans to run continually for processors with speeds
equal to or greater than 550 MHz
Intermittent 1886 POST errors
Avid Video card can't locate BIOS
Add Pentium III patch 673 for 550 MHz
Update S3 Video BIOS to latest level
PDKT24A/PDJT24A:
Memory information incorrect around memory hole at 15M-16M.
Intermittant hangs during POST.
Update CPU patches for various Intel processors
PDKT25A/PDJT25A:
Windows NT Simplified Chinese will not install from CD
Keyboard locks up during Windows 95 boot when mouse is not installed
System will not boot if 4k page DIMMs are installed
L2 cache size reported incorrectly on Pentium III with 673 processor patch
Setup: French translation of Power-on Password submenu is displayed incorrectly
OS/2 Warp 4.0 hangs when USB keyboard/mouse are installed
System Service Function call returns incorrect memory information
Updated 665 processor patch
PDKT26A/PDJT26A:
Force fans to run continuously when processor speed is 550MHz or higher
Add Pentium III 600MHz support
System will not boot if 512MB registered DIMMs are installed
Incorrect UUID in SMBIOS information
Additional processor microcode updates
System hangs on re-boot after Windows NT is installed from CD
1962 configuration error on warm boot when enhanced security is enabled
PDKT27A/PDJT27A:
ACPI does not correctly report memory usage at top of memory
PDKT28A/PDJT28A:
Updated processor patches for 653, 660, 672, and 673 processors
Fixed resource conflict with ISA Token-Ring adapter when video adapter
has more than 32K BIOS memory
Fixed a hang with multiple devices on USB hub
Resolves possible memory conflicts between PCI and ISA adapters
Add planer ports to SM BIOS type 8 structures
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.