Compaq 8000 BIOS Flash Q&A White Paper - Page 21

After the update is complete, the ME firmware is executing the update image, a system reboot is not immediately required. How do I update the ME firmware in a DOS environment? Another FWUpdLcl.exe version is included for ME firmware within a local DOS environment. For more information, view readme.txt located in the ME Flash\LocalDOS folder. The ME can be updated by executing the following command "FWUpdLcl.exe " from the directory containing the utility and update image file. The ME Flash folder contains a binary update image for the ME. The binary image file is named XXX_bbbb.bin where "XXX" is the abbreviated ME firmware version and "bbbb" is the build version number. The update binary image and the Local-DOS folder contents can be copied to any DOS media such as a USB flash media device, including HP Drive Key and M-Systems DiskOnKey®. The update process output is similar to the Windows-based version. What are the steps necessary to use Altiris for ME firmware update? This section contains instructions for using Altiris Deployment server to deliver a ME firmware update. This information assumes that an Altiris Deployment server has been successfully configured. The basic steps required for ME firmware update through the Altiris Deployment server is as follows: 1. Copy FWUpdLcl.exe and ME firmware update image to the server 2. Create MEflash.bat 3. Create the Altiris ME Flash Event 4. Connect the Client PC to the Altiris Console