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Fwupdate – Compaq AlphaPC 164LX User Manual

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Alpha SRM Console Firmware

Basic Alpha SRM Console Command Descriptions

fwupdate

Loads and runs the AlphaBIOS firmware update utility from a
diskette.

Syntax

fwupdate

Arguments

None

Options

None

Description

The

fwupdate

command script is used to load and run the

AlphaBIOS firmware update utility from a diskette. The file
fwupdate.exe is extracted from a diskette with a FAT file structure.
This executable is then loaded to physical address 900000 and is
executed in PALmode.

Examples

The following

fwupdate

command script loads and runs the

AlphaBIOS firmware update utility from a diskette:

>>>fwupdate