IBM SAGP-845EV Network Router User Manual


 
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new BIOS file WITHOUT a warning prompt. A simple file name for saving the old
BIOS to is OLDBIOS.BIN.
9. Your second option, in sequence, will be whether you want to flash your BIOS.
Enter Y (for "yes").
Note: This is the critical step. Once you kit the enter key, do NOT touch the
keyboard, the reset button, or power switch while the flashing is in progress.
There will be bar progressing across the screen while the flashing is progressing.
10. When the flashing process is complete, you will be asked to reset or power off
the system. Remove the floppy diskette from the floppy drive and either hit
the reset button or the power button.
11. Reboot the system and note that the BIOS version on the initial boot-up
screen has changed to the new BIOS version. Your BIOS upgrade is now
complete.
Recovering the previous BIOS:
1. Assuming you have the floppy made during the upgrade procedure noted
above, boot the system with that diskette in the floppy drive. If you do not
have floppy made during the upgrade procedure noted above, you will need to
repeat steps 1 though 3 (above) for the version of the BIOS you wish to
recover to.
2. Complete steps 4, 5, 6B, 9, 10, and 11 (above) substituting the name of the
BIOS you wish to recover for the upgrade BIOS at step 5.
Install screen: