IBM Intellistation M-20 Flash Update Version 1.20 - Build T6E120A 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 Trademarks and Notices 8.0 Disclaimer 1.0 Overview 1.1 This README file contains the latest information about installing the IBM Intellistation M-20 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 1.20 - Build T6E120A 1.Update Intel microcode BIOS Version 1.19 - Build T6E119A 1.Correct the reporting of incorrect CPU Speed and Memory Information BIOS Version 1.18 - Build T6E118A 1.Added help screen for "Delay Transaction"(Chipset feature) 2.Enabled System Hibernation's Timer , and resume from Standby 3.Fixed IBM ATLOOP utility test BIOS Version 1.17 - Build T6E117A 1.Prescott 3.4G processor shows 2.8G in BIOS and OS 2.Ref1: needs to boot network first after WOL 3.SMBios reporting wrong max CPU speed to RDM 4.Added CPU Clock Ratio" item in BIOS SETUP menu 5.Acoustic Noise Test failed in S1 mode 6.System failed resume from S3 mode with 4GB memory 7.6230/6220 187-VPD error with ECP mode 8.Patch auto power issue. 9.Support FMB 1.5 BIOS Version 1.16 - Build T6E116A 1.Add F12 Boot menu in Post 2.Change base board information 3.Add F12 Menu Enable/Disable Function in Setup BIOS Version 1.15 - Build T6E115A 1.Resource conflicts with Nvidia Quadro FX 1100 BIOS Version 1.14 - Build T6E114A 1. Wakeup on LAN doesn't work after software shutdown. 2. Remove ESCD function to save ROM size. (note: must discard the parameter of /CD under Awdflash) 3. ZIP drive shows up in HDD boot priority 4. Add save/restore the ADT7463 routines for S3. 5. Memory performance issue 6. TurboLinux Suzuka disc will not boot in Thunderbird 7. Support On Screen Branding. 8. Support Prescott CPU. 9. Disable wakeup from S4 by PS2 KB/MS. 10.updated PXE to 1.12.16p1. Please pay attention that base-code ROM ID structure was not found in this version when system boot from LAN. 11.fans at full speed upon resume from S3 suspend mode BIOS Version 1.13 - Build T6E113A - Improved DMA performance with DPS Reality card - Fixed issue of System Error LED will come on when Wildcat 7110 video card is installed BIOS Version 1.12 - Build T6E112A - Fixed issue of system may hang on reboot after downloading ServeRAID modules when ServeRAID 4LX is installed - Fixed issue of ASF can not be enabled BIOS Version 1.11 - Build T6E111A - Initial 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 Intellistation M-20 POST/BIOS Flash Update" media. 3.2 Start up or restart your IBM system. 3.3 Boot the system off of the update media. 3.4 If updating from a diskette, 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 you will be prompted to remove the media and hit 'F1' to reboot the system. 3.6 On the first system boot, after updating the BIOS, select the Setup Utility with the F1 key; then, select the "Load Default Settings" option. Select the "Save Settings" option, and hit 'y' to save. Then, select "Exit Setup" to exit the utility, and, finally, accept the displayed 'Y' option under "Save and exit the setup utility?" 4.0 Configuration Information 5.0 Unattended Mode 5.1 Steps for unattended mode via diskette. 5.1.1 Modify AUTOEXEC.BAT on the Flash Diskette to read: "AWDFLASH.EXE flashfil.fls /py /sn" 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 IntelliStation Web Site: http://www.pc.ibm.com/intellistation 6.3 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.ibm.com/planetwide/. 7.0 Trademarks and Notices 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. 8.0 Disclaimer 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.