Utilities

Loading Firmware for Windows 3.11 and DOS

The FLSH3545.COM program is used to load new firmware to systems operating under DOS and Windows 3.11.

To load new firmware:

1.Before upgrading the firmware, uninstall the driver or reboot the computer and do not load the driver during the boot process.

2.Type FLSH3545 at the DOS prompt.

3.Enter the option (see Table below).

NOTE: If using card and socket services, no options should be required.

4.Type the filename of the new firmware.

5.Press Enter.

Utility

Description

 

 

-p

Specifies the starting address for a block of 64 consecutive

 

16-bit I/O ports. Make sure the block of I/O addresses does

 

not overlap the address of another device in the machine.

 

This can be used to override a card service assignment. If

 

card services are not used, this will default to 0x140.

 

 

-s

Optional – If card services are used, this parameter is

 

ignored. If card services are not used, this is the PC Card

 

socket the PC Card is inserted into (default is 0).

 

 

-m

If card services are used, this parameter is ignored. If card

 

services are not used, this is a block of memory the driver will

 

use to view the PC Card CIS (default is 0xD000).

 

 

-q

Quiet Mode, no messages will appear while flash upgrade is

 

in progress.

 

 

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