| Title: | DECpc _Portables |
| Moderator: | PCBUOA::GLANTZ |
| Created: | Wed May 08 1991 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 2423 |
| Total number of notes: | 11059 |
Hello!
I have HiNote CT450 with BIOS V.1.01 (2366-9s). I want to upgrade it,
because it does not work correctly with Win95. When I tried to upgrade
it to V.1.42 I got "The update BIOS is older than the current BIOS"
message.
Can somebody provide me correct upgrade sequence (and previous BIOS
versions location) or give any other tip?
Thank you in advance,
Alexey.
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2354.1 | QUARK::LIONEL | Free advice is worth every cent | Sun Mar 30 1997 14:33 | 4 | |
There's a reply to one of the earlier HiNote BIOS notes with the magic
switch you need to specify to override this check...
Steve
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| 2354.2 | Try 1.30 | NETRIX::"leebernard@mail.dec.com" | Bernard Lee | Mon Mar 31 1997 23:34 | 4 |
If you upgrade to 1.30 first then to 1.42, it should work. Bernard [Posted by WWW Notes gateway] | |||||
| 2354.3 | Here are magic switches | MOSDM::AORLOV | Alexey ORLOV - Radio Free Moscow | Wed Apr 02 1997 10:27 | 18 |
I finally did it (Thanks to Nat Alderman!). Here is the upgrade sequence if someone else need it: You need floppy upgrade disk with V.1.42 Have the system on charge (AC). Boot to the floppy, but hold down the left shift key so that it goes to the DOS prompt. At the A:\ DOS prompt type: FLASHB /B /OVER followed by a carriage return. This will start the BIOS update to ignore the version check and to program the boot block code. After the update, turn off the machine. When you reboot, go immediately into SETUP <fn-F3>. Enter the Default menu and select "Load Factory Default Settings". Exit and Save settings, then power-down to reboot. Alexey. | |||||