Installing/Updating in Windows 2000 or More Recent Environment
Installing/Updating in Windows 98, Windows ME, or Windows NT
Installing/Updating in MS-DOS Environments
Intel® WfM-compatible desktop adapters have a factory-installed, integrated flash ROM device that has been pre-programmed with a Boot Agent software image. Server adapters are not enabled.
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NOTE: Use IBAUtil to enable the flash ROM on Intel server adapters. |
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You can use Intel PROSet for Windows Device Manager to install or update the Boot Agent software in Windows 2000 or more recent environments as follows:
When downloading a flash ROM image file from Intel's web site, be sure to save it to a temporary directory or a location where you can easily locate it for this procedure.
Install the Intel PROSet for Windows Device Manager software onto the system.
Open Intel PROSet for Windows Device Manager by opening the System Control Panel. On the Hardware tab, click Device Manager.
Select the appropriate adapter and click the Boot Agent tab. The Boot Agent tab appears like the one shown in the screen image below. If the tab does not appear, update your network driver.
NOTE: Intel PROSet for Windows Device Manager also allows you to change configuration settings for PXE and RPL environments. To do so, refer to Configuring the Boot Agent in a Windows 2000 or More Recent Environment. Not all configuration settings are available for some flash ROMs.
Click the Update Boot Agent button and follow the directions.
The flash ROM update process can take up to 90 seconds on some systems.
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NOTES: Intel PROSet can flash the Boot ROM.
However, if you need to disable the Boot ROM use IBAUtil
from an MS-DOS environment.
The Boot Agent update operation involves writing the Boot Agent image into the flash ROM, which may temporarily disable the operation of the Windows network device driver. Depending on what software is installed in your system, you may need to reboot the computer following this operation. To use Intel PROSet, you must use Intel Driver Release 4.0 or higher. |
You can use Intel PROSet to install or update the Boot Agent software in Windows environments as follows:
When downloading a flash ROM image file from Intel's web site, be sure to save it to a temporary directory or a location where you can easily locate it for this procedure.
Install the Intel PROSet software onto the system.
Open Intel PROSet.
From Intel PROSet, select the appropriate adapter and click the Boot Agent tab. The Boot Agent tab appears like the one shown in the screen image below. If the tab does not appear, verify that Boot Agent is enabled. If it is update your network driver and make sure you have Intel PROSet Version 4.0 or higher.
NOTE: Intel PROSet also allows you to change configuration settings for PXE and RPL environments. Therefore, if you select an adapter that operates in PXE or RPL environments from the devices listed under Network Components on the left side of the Intel PROSet screen below, you may view or change configuration settings that appear on the right side of the screen. To do so, refer to Configuring the Boot Agent in a Windows* Environment. Not all configuration settings are available for some flash ROMs.
Select the adapter that contains the flash ROM you want to update from those listed under Network Components on the left side of the screen.
Click the Update Boot Agent button and follow the directions.
The flash ROM update process can take up to 90 seconds. The Boot Agent software image is now copied to the flash ROM.
In this procedure, you will use an executable flash tool called IBAUtil that has the necessary Boot Agent images stored within the executable. You will select the NIC you want to flash, and indicate whether or not you want the Boot Agent to create a backup image of the old flash before flashing a new Boot Agent image. IBAUtil then erases the flash before writing the new Boot Agent image onto the flash.
To use IBAUtil to install or update the Boot Agent software in an MS-DOS environment:
Obtain an MS-DOS-bootable floppy disk containing an executable image of the IBAUtil.EXE utility. If you do not have IBAUtil.EXE on your MS-DOS bootable floppy disk, copy it to your system disk from the CD ROM that came with your product under the \BOOTAGNT directory, or acquire the most up-to-date version from Intel's website at http://support.intel.com.
Using your MS-DOS bootable floppy disk, boot your computer to an MS-DOS prompt.
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CAUTION: The next several steps require that your computer be booted only to MS-DOS. These steps cannot be performed from an MS-DOS Command Prompt window or using an MS-DOS task within Windows. |
IBAUTIL -nic=x -upgrade
(where x is the number of the
adapter you wish to update) and press Enter. Refer to the help
document for IBAUtil.--or--
Type IBAUTIL -all -upgrade (
to
update all the adapters).
A message similar to the one below appears showing a list of all compatible network adapters found in your system, assuming both the adapter and the flash ROM device are properly installed.
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NOTE: Actual adapter-related data may vary depending upon the adapters installed. |
Adapter Choices
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NIC
Network Address
Series
WOL
Boot ROM Type
Version
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1
00D0B7D36018
Gigabit
No
PXE/RPL
4.1.17
2
000347003E35
Gigabit
No
PXE/RPL
4.1.17
Type Y
(yes) to create a backup of the current contents of the
flash ROM device
(not yet updated) onto a file. If such a file already exists, you'll be asked if
you want to overwrite the file. If you type Y
(yes), the flash
image file is overwritten with the current contents of the flash ROM. The new
Boot Agent image is then written into the flash ROM device used by the adapter.
The process takes approximately one minute.
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NOTE: The IBAUtil utility automatically names the flash image file (backup file) with a .IBA extension. |
--or--
Type
N
(no) to cause IBAUtil to proceed without first saving a copy of the current contents of the flash ROM device onto a file. IBAUtil asks you to confirm your choice as follows:Continue Update without Restore Image? (Y)es or (N)o:If you type
N
(no), IBAUtil cancels the update, leaving the flash contents unchanged, and returns to the DOS prompt. If you typeY
(yes), a new Boot Agent image is written into the flash ROM device used by the adapter.
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