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7. APPENDIX
7. APPENDIX
UltraDMA66 PCI Card
7.1.2 BIOS Upgrade
The following instructions detail the steps that need to be taken in order to upgrade
the BIOS of your UltraDMA/66 controller card. BIOS (Basic Input/Output System)
controls the booting operation of the UltraDMA/66. If you receive information re-
garding an update for the UltraDMA/66 BIOS (from the website or technical sup-
port), download the update and then follow these instructions to install the update.
NOTE: Before updating the UltraDMA/66 BIOS, you can save the old BIOS by
choosing option 1 in the main menu (“Backup Current ROM BIOS to File”; see step
6, below). Type the path and file name where you wish to save the old BIOS (i.e.,
“A:\OLDBIOS.BIN”).
1. Create a bootable floppy, and copy the files “PTIFLASH.EXE” and
“ULBOS.BIN” to the floppy. (Note: The file “PTIFLASH.EXE” is a
command prompt-only program; a bootable floppy must be used to
run the program.)
2. At the “A:\>” prompt, type “PTIFLASH.” The main menu should be
generated.
3. In the main menu, choose option 2 – “Update BIOS From File.”
4. In the pop-up dialog box that appears, enter the path and name of the
BIOS file you wish to update to (i.e., “A:\ULBIOS.BIN”). (Note: If,
after typing in the path and file name while trying to update the BIOS,
you receive the message “This file is not found,” make sure you’ve
entered the correct path and file name.)
5. The utility will then update the UltraDMA/66 BIOS, and an “Update
Success” message will appear.
6. Restart the system.
7. When the UltraDMA/66 BIOS appears, make sure that the BIOS ver-
sion is the new version.