Create a Fails-Safe Loader Set

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Update Procedure Summary

Create Firmware Floppy Diskettes

Disk One - Create a Bootable SRM image using the following commands. Be sure to use the correct SRM image according to CPU type.

For System with EV6 CPUs:
C:\ mkboot clsrmrom.sys
For System with EV67/EV68 CPUs:
C:\ rename cl67srmrom.sys cl67srm.sys
C:\ mkboot cl67srm.sys
The mkboot utility takes approximately one minute to complete

Disk Two - Create a Bootable Loadable Firmware Utility using the following commands.
Be sure to use the correct LFU file according to system type.

C:\ mkboot   clu.exe      ES40 Systems         
C:\ mkboot   ilu.exe       ES40lp Systems       
C:\ mkboot   flu.exe       ES40cv Systems      
C:\ mkboot   glu.exe      TS20/TS40 Systems

Disk Three - Console Firmware Images
Copy one SRM image and the AlphaBIOS image to a FAT-formatted diskette.

For Systems with EV6 CPUs:
C:\copy clsrmrom.exe A:
For EV67/Ev68 CPUs:
C:\rename cl67srmrom.exe cl67.exe
C:\ copy cl67.exe A:
For all systems
C:\ copy clarcrom.exe A:

Firmware Update Procedure

Disk One - Install FSL Jumper and Invoke Fail Safe Loader
Use the FSL only if you need to recover your system to get to the SRM console prompt.

• Power Down System.
• Enable fail-safe loader by moving motherboard jumper J22 to position 2-3 position.
• Insert Disk One into floppy drive.
• Power up system; this will invoke the FSL. The FSL is an SRM console image which
  is loaded into memory after power up. Once loaded into memory, the SRM console prompt >>> is displayed.
• Proceed to Disk Two

Disk Two - Update SROM, RMC and TIG Firmware
Start of procedure:

• Insert Disk Two into floppy drive then boot the LFU floppy.
  >>> boot dva0
  UPD>
• Switch to LFU manual update mode:
  Type exit then type Yes to enter LFU manual update mode.
• Update RMC, SROM, and TIG
  UPD> update rmc
  UPD> update srom
  UPD> update tig
  Proceed to Disk Three

Disk Three - Update SRM and AlphaBIOS Console

• Insert Disk Three into the floppy drive then do the following:
• For System with EV6 CPUs.
  UPD> update srm -path fat:\clsrmrom.exe/dva0
• For System with EV67/EV68 CPUs.
  UPD> update srm -path fat:\cl67.exe/dva0
  
• For All Systems
  UPD> update abios -path fat:\clarcrom.exe/dva0
• UPD> exit

End of Update Procedure