Readme for 2156-1xx Bios update
FILENAME: KWFLASH.EXE
SYSTEMS SUPPORTED
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2156-1xx only
DESCRIPTION
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The purpose of this readme is to inform you of the process for installing an updated
Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) Level BKLEN19A on your computer.
Please read these instructions completely before starting. Failure to execute each
step properly may leave your machine in a useless condition.
EXTRACTING THE UPDATE
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Download KLFLASH.EXE from the IBM web site.
Create a Diskette that will install updated BIOS on your computer.
1. Click on <Start> the <Find> the <Files or folders>.
2. Type KLFLASH.EXE in the find box and click <Find Now>.
3. When Windows locates the file you just downloaded, double click on the file's icon.
4. You will be asked to insert a blank 3.25" floppy diskette into drive A.
5. Put a blank disk in the floppy drive and press the <Enter> key on your keyboard.
6. The program will create a bootable disk for flashing the systems BIOS.
7. Leave this diskette in drive A.
INSTALLING THE UPDATE
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Install the updated BIOS in your computer
1. Turn your computer off by clicking on <Start>, then <Shutdown>, then selecting <Shutdown>,
and then by clicking on <OK>.
2. The computer will turn itself off.
3. Turn the computer on with the diskette that you just created still insterted in drive A.
4. The computer will access drive A. You will see some information pass by on the screen and then
a screen will appear.
5. DO NOT interrupt this process at any time. If you do interrupt this process, it could render
your computer useless.
6. A prompt will appear telling you to power the machine off. Power the machine off by depressing
the power switch and holding it in until the machine turns itself off.
Testing the newly installed BIOS
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1. Remove the diskette from drive A.
2. Turn the machine on.
3. Monitor the machine as it starts up.
4. The testing is complete if the computer starts up normally.
You're Done!!!!!!!
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