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Updating or recovering the firmware code
At product release, all units are manufactured with flash-memory-
based formatters allowing the firmware code to be updated in the
event that new firmware is released for the product or recovered in
the event of code corruption or failure. When the product is mature,
formatters are manufactured with permanent ROM, and updating or
recovering the firmware code is not necessary.
Firmware update via flash executable
The configuration page lists the firmware version of the product. On
flash-memory-based products, you can update the firmware code by
downloading the latest flash executable for the product and running
the program according to the readme instructions that come with it. If
the firmware should become corrupted or fail (usually because of an
interruption when attempting to update the firmware), the product will
no longer function. In this case, a firmware recovery DIMM is
available from HP.
Firmware recovery DIMM
A firmware recovery DIMM can be obtained from HP in the rare event
that the firmware in flash memory becomes corrupted. When the
DIMM is installed in the DIMM slot on the formatter and the product is
powered up, the DIMM loads the latest firmware code into the
product.