How to upgrade the IBM 20/40GB 8mm Mammoth Tape drive firmware.  
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       This page describes the process for upgrading the
       firmware in the IBM 20/40Gb 8mm Mammoth tape drive.

       You will need to download the 8CM1V41K.i, and Boot8mm.exe files to complete 
       this action.  The 8CM1V41K.i file is of binary format which will not be recognized
       by internet browsers.  To save the file to disk right click on the mouse and select 
       the "save link as" to complete the action.      
      
             Advantages: 

                 You can download it from this web site for free. 
                 No special cables are required. 

            Disadvantages: 

                 You will need to bring down the system.  For example, if
                 the tape drive is connected to a Novell server, you must
                 bring down the server, and boot into a DOS environment with
                 ASPI suppport.  For convenience a bootable DOS ASPI support
                 diskette has been created and is available as Boot8mm.EXE 
                 on the IBM support site.  After booting to DOS change to 
                 the directory where Expert was extracted and upload the 
                 firmware.  Eject media from the drive prior to updating firmware. 

            Note: EXPERT does not run under the Windows NT 32-bit
            operating system. Therefore, you cannot shell to DOS from
            Windows NT and use EXPERT. 

       To upgrade your firmware: 

         1. Extract the Boot8mm.exe file to a diskette. 
         2. Boot to the Boot8mm.exe diskette image you extracted. 
         3. The Expert license screen splat will display.  Read the license information
              and press ESC to accept the agreement.  
         4. Select the SCSI controller that the tape unit is attached to.
         5. Select the 8900 unit and press the F2 key.
         6. Select update firmware and insert the binary firmware(.i) file into the
             diskette bay.
         7. The process will complete accordingly.  Exit the application and restart 
             the system.

          More details are found in the online help within the Expert.