User`s guide

2–10 Getting Started
Updating the Debug Monitor Firmware
When you power up your motherboard system, the firmware displays a blue screen
on the monitor and initializes the firmware drivers. If autoboot is enabled, cancel it
by pressing the Esc key before the timeout period expires. This allows you to interact
with the firmware.
Starting the Firmware Update Utility
To invoke the firmware update utility to update the firmware in a flash ROM, follow
this procedure:
1. Start the firmware update utility from a compact disc or a diskette:
• Compact disc — If you are using firmware Version 4.42 or higher and you
want to run the firmware update utility from a compact disc, insert the Alpha
SDK and firmware update compact disc into the CD–ROM drive.
• Diskette — If you are using firmware prior to Version 4.42 or if you want to
start the firmware update utility from a diskette, insert the diskette that you
have created into drive A and verify that the CD–ROM drive does not
contain a compact disc.
The firmware update utility is provided only on a compact disc; a diskette is not
provided. See the Alpha Motherboards Software Developer’s Kit and Firmware
Update Read Me First for information about how to create a firmware update
diskette.
2. Restart your motherboard system.
3. From the Boot menu, choose Supplementary menu...
4. From the Supplementary menu, choose Install new firmware...
Note: The firmware update utility will reinitialize some system
components; it may appear as if your system is restarting.
5. Proceed to Section 2.4.6.
2.4.4 Updating the Flash ROM from the Debug Monitor Firmware
The firmware update utility is used to update the firmware in a flash ROM. This
utility can be invoked by the Debug Monitor firmware only from a diskette. The
firmware update utility is provided only on a compact disc; a diskette is not
provided. See the Alpha Motherboards Software Developer’s Kit and Firmware
Update Read Me First for information about how to create a firmware update
diskette.