Intermec 6640 Reference Guide

SECTION 4

Toolkit for the Computer

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6640/6650 Windows 2000 Technical Reference

Firmware Update Floppy (Flashes H8 and BIOS)

The 6640/6650 Firmware will occasionally be updated by Intermec Technologies

Corporation. These updates may include bug fixes or enhancements to the sys-

tem. Do the following to take advantage of the latest firmware updates. Go to

page 6-2 for instructions on using this diskette.

1. Select for which terminal this firmware update floppy is to be created, ei-

ther a 6640 Computer which uses a Pentium MMX processor or a 6650

Computer which uses a Pentium II processor, then click Next to continue.

2. If a floppy drive is attached, the Destination Location screen (page 4-24)

defaults to drive A:. Select drive A: or the floppy disk drive to store the re-

covery, then click OK to continue. Use “C:\temp\recovery” for a temporary

C: drive location.

3. After files are transferred to the location previously designated, a comple-

tion screen (similar to page 4-27) appears with a caution against write-pro-

tecting the newly created recovery disk. Click Finish to complete the firm-

ware update floppy, then click Finish on the Installation Completed screen

(page 4-5) to return to the desktop.

Emergency BIOS Recovery Diskette

NOTE:

Only use this method when BIOS is corrupted and cannot be recovered through other
means. This process only updates the BIOS. Use one of the other recovery methods to up-
date the rest of the computer when this process is complete.

This option creates a recovery floppy which, in most cases, can recover a system

which was flashed with the wrong BIOS or was interrupted during the BIOS up-

date process. Go to page 6-2 for instructions on using this diskette.