Compaq 8100 BIOS Flash Q&A White Paper - Page 16

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successfully configured. The basic steps required for BIOS update through the Altiris Deployment server is as follows: 1. Copy Flashbin.exe, Adminpw.exe, and BIOS image to the server 2. Create Flash.bat 3. Create the Altiris ROM Flash Event 4. Connect the Client PC to the Altiris Console Step 1: Copy Flashbin.exe, Adminpw.exe, and BIOS image to the server 1. Create a "ROMFlash" folder in the Altiris eXpress folder 2. Copy the following files to the ROMFlash folder: a) Flashbin.exe b) Assignpw.exe c) XXX_MMmm.bin (desired BIOS update image) Step 2: Create Flash.bat 1. Open a command box 2. Start|Run: cmd 3. cd\express 4. cd ROMFlash 5. edit flash.bat 6. Type in the following, where [Altiris Sever Name] is the name of the server a) net use k: \\[Altiris Sever Name]\express b) k: c) cd romflash d) flashbin /l:us /f /flsh.cpu default 7. Save the file 8. Exit Cmd Step 3: Create ROM Flash Event in Altiris 1. Select File | New | Event  This creates a new Event in the Events frame (bottom, left section) 2. Type in the name of the Event: ROM Flash 3. Double click the new event  Brings up an Event Properties form 4. Click "Add" 5. Select "Run Script"  Brings up a new form 6. Select "Run the script from file:"

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successfully configured.
The basic steps required for BIOS update through the
Altiris Deployment server is as follows:
1.
Copy Flashbin.exe, Adminpw.exe, and BIOS image to the server
2.
Create Flash.bat
3.
Create the Altiris ROM Flash Event
4.
Connect the Client PC to the Altiris Console
Step 1:
Copy Flashbin.exe, Adminpw.exe, and BIOS image to the server
1.
Create a “ROMFlash” folder in the Altiris eXpress folder
2.
Copy the following files to the ROMFlash folder:
a)
Flashbin.exe
b)
Assignpw.exe
c)
XXX_MMmm.bin (desired BIOS update image)
Step 2:
Create Flash.bat
1.
Open a command box
2.
Start|Run: cmd
3.
cd\express
4.
cd ROMFlash
5.
edit flash.bat
6.
Type in the following, where [Altiris Sever Name] is the name of the server
a)
net use k: \\[Altiris Sever Name]\express
b)
k:
c)
cd romflash
d)
flashbin /l:us /f /flsh.cpu default
7.
Save the file
8.
Exit Cmd
Step 3:
Create ROM Flash Event in Altiris
1.
Select File | New | Event
This creates a new Event in the Events frame (bottom, left section)
2.
Type in the name of the Event:
ROM Flash
3.
Double click the new event
Brings up an Event Properties form
4.
Click “Add”
5.
Select “Run Script”
Brings up a new form
6.
Select “Run the script from file:”