IBM 4247-003 Maintenance Manual - Page 552

WAITING CODE DOWNLOAD USING PARALLEL PORT If this message does not appear, power-off and try again. If this message never appears, you will need to replace the logic board before proceeding with the code download. 5. Power-on your computer (laptop or PC). a. If the 4247 code is stored only on the diskette, you must copy the code to the C: drive. Insert the diskette into the A: drive. At the DOS prompt type: copy A: *.* C: and press Enter. You should see this response: A: 4247TXXX.exe or 1 file copied A: 4247CXXX.exe 1 file copied If you try to load code from the A: drive you will get the error message: Error writing temp file b. When the 4247 code is stored on the C: drive: Type dir and hit Enter to verify the filename. The code will be found as 4247TXXX.exe or 4247CXXX.exe. T=ASCII/TWINAX or C=COAX and XXX=code level 6. Verify the connection of the parallel cable, connected in step 2. Type the required filename and Enter to run this executable file. The message on the screen will appear: (C) COPYRIGHT 1995, 2000 IBM CORPORATION Checking connection.... If the parallel cable connection is a problem, the message on the screen will appear: Printer doesn't respond: check connection! And the download program will stop. Power-off the 4247 and reseat or replace the cable. Return to step 3. If the parallel cable connection is good, the download of the code will proceed. Messages on your computer and on the 4247 will change to give the status of the code download: Appendix C. Flashing the Memory of the Model 003 552