Flash BIOS update for IBM NetVista 6266/6270/6276 systems README This package updates the basic input/output system (BIOS) on NetVista(R) model 6266-xx, 6270-xx, 6276-xx computers. 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 --------------------- Installing this update involves creating a BIOS flash diskette and running the flash program from the diskette. Before you begin, have a blank 1.44 MB diskette ready. 1. Click Start, then click Find, and then click Files and Folders. 2. Insert a blank 1.44MB floppy diskette into the diskette drive. 3. Type p0jt00a.exe in the search box, Click Find Now. This will locate the p0jt00a.exe file you just downloaded. 4. Double-click the icon for p0jt00a.exe. 5. Follow the onscreen prompts. The necessary files will be extracted to the diskette. Installing the update --------------------- 1. Close all open applications. 2. Leave the diskette in the A: drive, and shut down and restart the computer to start the BIOS flash program. You will be prompted with the following message: Press Enter to continue. Press ESC to cancel. 3. Press Enter. You will be prompted with the following message: 0 = Quit 1 = Flash BIOS 2 = Update Serial and Model Numbers Select Choice (0-2): 4. Press 1. 5. Press Enter. 6. Wait until you see a message stating ************************************ * POST/BIOS update was successful. * ************************************ **************************************** * Press ESC key to restart the system. * **************************************** 7. Remove the diskette from the diskette drive. 8. Press ESC. Flash Changes ------------- PUJTxxA is the flash diskette level. PUKTxxA 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 PUKTxxA/PUJTxxA: PUKT01A/PUJT01A: - Initial Release PUKT02A/PUJT02A: - Correct machine type information - Processor Control Menu in Setup does not function properly - Update Readme.1st - Minor changes to speed up boot time PUKT03A/PUJT03A: - CD Boot code does not work on 2-track, 1-session disc - S1 wake up function abnormal. - After CMOS restore with lccm, reboot uses wrong boot sequence - System will not flash from Ram Drive. - Processor fan runs in Standby - Corrupt setup time/date menu - System hangs without keyboard attached - Remove 4 second delays from CDROM boot code. - System does not always enter standby. - DMI structures incorrect. PUKT04A/PUJT04A: - CD ROM won't boot. - Readme.1st file contains incorrect information PUKT05A/PUJT05A: - Add support for SST flash part - System serial number not being returned in DMI space - Time of day clock sometimes hangs after battery change - Add boot support for Sony HiFD drives - Erratic USB keyboard performance - System hangs if power cord pulled when in "Standby" mode PUKT06A/PUJT06A: - Add support for 933 mhz processors PUKT07A/PUJT07A: - Add support in SMBIOS (DMI) for additional machine types - Minor corrections to data reported in SMBIOS - Intermittantly fails to power back up after AC failure - Remove obsolite information from README.1ST file - Add support for "Flash Under OS" package (Microsoft Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000 operating systems only.) PUKT08A/PUJT08A: - Some Celeron(TM) processors being wrongly indentified on BIOS Setup information screen as Pentium III processors. PUKT09A/PUJT09A: - Missing pointer in SMBIOS memory structure - SMBIOS reporting wrong number of PCI slots for some models PUKT10A/PUJT10A: - Add support for SST revision level "A" flash parts. - Hang at power up if Microtech USB scanner attached. PUKT11A/PUJT11A: - Wake on LAN function not working after loss of AC power. 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. 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