Rockwell Automation 6181X-12TPXPDC Industrial Integrated Computers for Hazardous Locations - Manual (Page 58)

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Appendix C Upgrade to a New BIOS
Upgrade the BIOS from a
CD Drive Follow these steps to update the BIOS in your computer from an external USB
CD drive.
1. Attach an external monitor (non-display computers), keyboard, and CD
drive to your computer.
2. On any computer connected to the Internet and containing a CD writer,
go to the website http://www.ab.com/industrialcomputers/drivers.
3. Click the link matching your computer’s description and navigate to the
specific product.
4. Click the link for the system BIOS CD ISO download and save it to the
hard disk drive.
5. Unzip the CD ISO download.
6. Write the ISO file to a blank CD/CD-RW with the included CD Write
utility or one of your choice.
7. Load the CD containing the BIOS update in your computer and boot
from it.
8. Follow the directions that appear on the computer screen to properly
update the BIOS.