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APPENDIX B - Updating HP NetRAID Firmware

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APPENDIX B - Updating HP NetRAID Firmware What's Needed The following items are needed to update the firmware: • HP NetRAID utilities disk labeled NR Firmware & Driver (see Appendix A) to upgrade the adapter firmware on both systems. • Current version of MSDOS in bootable 3-1/2" floppy disk format Updating the Firmware To flash the NetRAID adapter firmware: 1. Shut down the system (A or B) and boot to DOS. 2. Insert the utility disk labeled NR Firmware & Driver, in the system's floppy drive and log on to the A drive. 3. At the A: prompt, run the firmware update program mflash.exe by typing: a:\mflash [Return] 4. The mflash utility begins updating the firmware and provides feedback in the form of three animated bars that gauge the utility's progress. When complete, click Yes. 5. Repeat this procedure for the other system. 6. Reboot the system when prompted. 31

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APPENDIX B - Updating HP NetRAID Firmware
What’s Needed
The following items are needed to update the firmware:
HP NetRAID utilities disk labeled
NR Firmware & Driver
(see Appendix A) to upgrade the adapter
firmware on both systems.
Current version of MSDOS in bootable 3-1/2" floppy disk format
Updating the Firmware
To flash the NetRAID adapter firmware:
1.
Shut down the system (A or B) and boot to DOS.
2.
Insert the utility disk labeled
NR Firmware & Driver
, in the system’s floppy drive and log on to the A
drive.
3.
At the A: prompt, run the firmware update program mflash.exe by typing:
a:\mflash [Return]
4.
The mflash utility begins updating the firmware and provides feedback in the form of three animated
bars that gauge the utility’s progress.
When complete, click
Yes
.
5.
Repeat this procedure for the other system.
6.
Reboot the system when prompted.