ClearCube R1300 Technical manual

ClearCube Public Technical Document
Document Code: TB00241JW
Topic:
Component(s) Affected:
Date:
R1300 BIOS Updated to 3.27
R1300 Blade
May 22, 2007
TB00241 Rev A
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TB00241.fm — R1300 BIOS Updated to 3.27
OVERVIEW / ENVIRONMENT
BIOS version 3.27 for the R1300 blade adds support for new features on the R1300 blade and corrects
minor BIOS issues.
Note: See TB0232, Installation Notes for Windows Vista™ for related information.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
The R1300 Blade BIOS is updated to version 3.27. This version adds support for:
•Faster USB performance—Throughput increased by an average of 30 percent when using USB ports
on the following C/Ports:
•7110
• 7120
• 7130
•Windows Vista support—BIOS 3.27 on R1300 Blades provides the following features and fixes:
• Automatic Windows Vista license activation for factory-installed versions of operating system
(BIOS must be installed before operating system installation)
• Fixes C/Port USB power issues. For more information, see TB0232, Installation Notes for
Windows Vista at the following URL:
http://www.clearcube.com/support/controller/downloads.php?id=393
Note: ClearCube does not support multiple monitors when running Windows Vista.
•Network/PXE boot from secondary NIC
RESOLUTION
You must have the following items to update your BIOS:
• An external drive, such as a USB flash drive or USB floppy drive
Note: You must be able to boot from your external drive. If you are using a flash drive, ensure that
you can boot to MS-DOS® from the drive. If you are using a USB floppy drive, ensure that you
have a bootable DOS floppy disk.
• The following files, included in RK327U16.zip file available on ClearCube Support site:
•RK327U16.wph—BIOS update file
•phlash16.exe—Phoenix Phlash16™ utility

ClearCube Public Technical Document
Document Code: TB00241JW
ClearCube Technology 8834 Capital of Texas Hwy N Austin, Texas 78759 voice 512 652 3500 www.clearcube.com
Perform the following steps to update to BIOS version 3.27:
1. Download the RK327U16.zip file from the ClearCube Support Web site:
a. Open the following URL: http://support.clearcube.com
b. In the product support area, select R1300 in the PC Blades drop-down box.
c. Click the BIOS link and browse for the link to the 3.27 BIOS zip file.
This file contains the BIOS update, the phlash16.exe flash utility, this Technical Bulletin, and text file
notes about the BIOS update.
2. Plug the external drive into the USB port on the front of your Blade. If you are using a floppy drive, insert
the floppy boot disk.
3. Unzip the contents of the RK327U16.zip file to the external drive and copy the phlash16.exe and
RK327U16.wph files to the external drive or disk.
4. Restart your system from the external drive and type the following command at the command line:
phlash16 RK327U16.WPH
5. Disregard the message that phlash16 displays requesting you to press any key to restart the machine.
Doing so can result in unsupported behavior. You must cycle Blade power by performing any one of the fol-
lowing steps:
• Press and hold the power button on the front of the Blade for five seconds to power down the
Blade, and then press the power button again to power on the Blade.
—OR—
• Reset the Blade by pressing the reset button on the front of the blade or on the rear of the C/Port.
Note: The first time you cycle Blade power after updating the BIOS, the Blade LCD displays POST
codes and then powers off and on several times. Video is not displayed until POST 55 is
displayed on the LCD. This behavior is normal and only occurs the first time you cycle power
after updating the BIOS.
For more information, contact ClearCube technical support in any of the following ways:
[email protected] Email address for ClearCube Technical Support
support.clearcube.com ClearCube Support Web site
[phone] Direct line in the US
[phone] Direct line from outside the US