Specifications

3-74 Compaq ProLiant ML350 Maintenance and Service Guide
ROMPaq Error Recovery Options
From time to time it may be desirable to upgrade the current system ROM. Some reasons for
this may be as follows:
■ Customer desires ROM upgrade
■ Obtained new SmartStart CD-ROM
■ Desire to upgrade server processors
■ Request from Compaq
The process of upgrading the system ROM is referred to as flashing the ROM. Flashing consists
of using software to replace the current ROM image with a new one through ROMPaq.
Should an error such as a power failure occur during this process, the flash operation cannot be
completed, causing the ROM image in the server to be corrupted. Compaq provides two options
for ROMPaq recovery, depending on the server and circumstances involved.
ROMPaq Disaster Recovery
The following option should be utilized by any server that does not have a valid ROM image.
1. Build a fresh ROMPaq diskette, using the latest version for the server involved.
2. Power down the server.
3. Set configuration switch SW1.4 on the system maintenance switch block to On to enable
disaster mode.
Table 3-23
System Board SW1 Configuration Switches
Switch Function Default
1 Clear password Off
2 Clear configuration Off
3 Tower/rack configuration Off (tower)
4 Enter BIOS disaster recovery mode Off