IBM eserver xSeries 305 Flash Update Diskette Version 1.61A Installation README File CONTENTS ________ 1.0 Overview 2.0 Change History 3.0 Installation and Setup Instructions 4.0 Configuration Information 5.0 Unattended Mode 6.0 Web Sites and Support Phone Number 7.0 Disclaimer 1.0 Overview 1.1 This README file contains the latest information about installing the IBM eserver xSeries 305 POST/BIOS code. 1.2 Limitations - NA 1.3 Enhancements - NA 1.4 Level of Recomendations and Prerequisites for the Upate: 1.5 Dependencies 2.0 Change History BIOS Version 1.61A - Fix the single bit ECC error so it can log at POST. BIOS Version 1.60A - Fix system single bit ECC error. Fix fan speed is problem. Fix the remote keyboard problem. BIOS Version 1.59A - Win2000 reboot will cuase system hang. Fix the system will hang at IBM logo. Fix the system will hang when remote CD-ROM didn't have media. BIOS Version 1.58A - Fix a system reboot bug. Fix the NT 6.0 can't install problem. Fix the memory ecc log will disable the error dimm. BIOS Version 1.57A - Fix remote device can't be used if mount remote order priority low. Fix system Fan log issue. Fix Win2K S1 S4 item disappear with SP2. Fix after the broadcom PXE screen is presented, the machine will pause for brief moment. Fix inaccurate memory configration. BIOS Version 1.56A - Fix remote device priority issue. Fix system hang when install the linux 8.0 and win2000. Bios doesn't display the RSA build level. Fix No video disable message on the post after install RSA. Fix no on board video info in the bios. Fix CPU temperature threshold didn't change by different CPU frequence. Fix the system reboot hang issue. BIOS Version 1.55A - Fix Remote CD-ROM/FDD/image can't use if mount remote order priority low.( Fix system stop boot if mount FDD without floppy disk. Fix system stop boot at check point b1 if remote image file gone. Fix sometimes keyboard can not be control through web. Fix server can't boot form external USB CD-ROM. Fix system can not boot form removable disk if local USB FDD exist. Fix R/Larrow key doesn't work in RSAII setting. Fix no video disable message on the postafter install raptor card. Fix the BIOS reduction wrong memory if generate ECC error at DIMM2 or 3. Fix system hangs in post after restart the server. BIOS Version 1.54A - Fix the Raptor VGA driver can't install in Windows system. Send the Raptor VGA version to Raptor card. Add some items in setup menu. (RSA II Setting BIOS Version 1.53A - Add the RSA2 card function. Fix the power bottom can't use when system resume from hibernation. Fix the USB ACPI table trigger low. Modify the system can't boot when USB legacy didn't' enabled and select USB CD-ROM to boot. BIOS Version 1.52A - Add the D-1stepping CPU micro-code. Modify the Celeron CPU L2 cache show error. Modify the "AC Power restore " issue. Fix the Console redirection issue BIOS Version 1.51A - Add the D-1 stepping. Support for Harp3 fiber card. Support for Intel Dual lan port card. BIOS Version 1.50A - Fix the remote flash. BIOS Version 1.49A - LAN the system will always boot form PXE. BIOS Version 1.48A - PXE BIOS v3.1.15. BIOS Version 1.47A - System Fans error log didn't log in BIOS log area. BIOS Version 1.46A - Add the Hyper-Threading function. BIOS Version 1.45A - Add Console Redirection. Add BIOS release date to DMIBIOS table. BIOS Version 1.44A - Update the firmware for the celeron processor. BIOS Version 1.43A - Enable USB Legacy during POST. BIOS Version 1.41A - Update boot block code. BIOS Version 1.38A - USB legacy support. BIOS Version 1.36A - Added individual memory DIMM enable feature. BIOS Version 1.33A - Added support for latest Intel processors. BIOS Version 1.32A - Added support for RSA BIOS Version 1.27A - Initial BIOS release 3.0 Installation and Setup Instructions *Note: If installing from an update package, see additional instructions, in Appendix A. The procedure to update the POST/BIOS is as follows: 3.1 Insert the "IBM eserver xSeries 305 POST/BIOS Flash Diskette" into drive A. 3.2 Start up or restart your IBM system. 3.3 The system will boot off of the diskette. 3.4 You will then be asked if you would like to save the current code to a diskette. If you select 'Y', you need to name the file to be saved. The file will be saved on the diskette. If you select 'N', the utility will continue to the next step. 3.5 At this point, you will be asked if you would like to continue the POST/BIOS flash update. If you select 'Y', the system will update the flash ROM with the new code. When this is complete the system will automatically restart. 3.6 On the first system boot, after updating the BIOS, select the Setup Utility with the F1 key; then, select the "Load Optimized Defaults" option. Select the "Save & Exit Setup" option, and, finally, accept the displayed "Y" option under "Save to CMOS and Exit (Y/N) ? Select Y. 4.0 Configuration Information 5.0 Unattended Mode 5.1 Steps for unattended mode. 5.1.1 Modify AUTOEXEC.BAT on the Flash Diskette to read: "FLASH2.EXE /i:(filename) /u /r" 5.1.2 Reboot the system with the Flash Diskette in Drive A: 6.0 Web Sites and Support Phone Number 6.1 IBM Support Web Site: http://www.pc.ibm.com/support 6.2 IBM Marketing Netfinity Web Site: http://www.pc.ibm.com/netfinity 6.3 IBM Marketing Intellistation Web Site: http://www.pc.ibm.com/intellistation 6.4 If you have any questions about this update, or problems applying the update go to the following Help Center World Telephone Numbers URL: http://www.pc.ibm.com/qtechinfo/YAST-3P2QLY.html. 7.0 Disclaimer 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. BY FURNISHING THIS DOCUMENT, IBM GRANTS NO LICENSES TO ANY PATENTS OR COPYRIGHTS. Appendix A: Package Specific Installation Instruction This update is packaged as a self-extracting PackageForTheWeb (PFTW) executable file. To unpack, this update requires that your TEMP environment variable be set to a path with read/write access. You must be logged in as an administrator. The package update log, ux.log, is created on the system drive. To locate the log file go to: %SystemDrive%\uxlog\ux.log The command-line syntax for PackageForTheWeb firmware update package is: Package.exe [-s] [-a [-s] | [-r] | [-c] | [-x directory] | [-xd] | [-w] | [-?] ] [-s] This command installs the Package-For-The-Web software silently and does not prompt if files are to be over-written in the %temp% directory. [-a] This command passes all subsequent commands to the PFTW software to install the update package. [-s] This command runs a silent and unattended update. For firmware updates, the update is scheduled to run on the next reboot. An immediate reboot can be forced with the -r option. [-r] This command schedules the update and reboot immediately. It can be used with or without the -s command. [-c] This command cancels any scheduled firmware update and records results of this operation in the log file. Only one firmware package can be scheduled at a time, if a firmware update needs to be applied instead of the currently scheduled firmware update package, cancel the current (run with the -c option on any firmware package) package. Then, run the applicable firmware package. [-x directory] This command is used with firmware updates to extract the update to the directory named directory. The PackageForTheWeb executable extracts itself to a subdirectory in the %TEMP% directory, a relative directory will be relative to that location. You must specify an absolute directory if you do not want to use the default directory. [-xd] This command is used with firmware updates to extract to a floppy diskette. The floppy diskette can then be used to boot from and apply the update. This option is not available for all firmware updates, such as tape drive and hard-disk drive updates. [-w] PowerQuest Virtual Boot Environment requires that there are 2 free sectors on the first track before it can schedule a firmware update. Use this option only if scheduling an update failed because 2 free sectors were not available on the first track. This option clears the non-boot and the non-partition information sectors on the first track. Typically, these sectors are not used. Before clearing the sectors a copy of the complete first track is saved in the %temp% directory from which the update runs. [-?] This command displays information about the command line switches. The command line switches -s, -r -c and -e are unnattended. Other command line options such as display help (-?) might require that you hit any key to continue. If Windows packages are run without any command line options, a GUI is displayed. This GUI offers all of the options that are available using the command line.