Updating or recovering the firmware code At product release, all units are manufactured with flash-memory- based formatters allowing the firmware code to be updated in the event that new firmware is released for the product or recovered in the event of code corruption or failure. When the product is mature, formatters are manufactured with permanent ROM, and updating or recovering the firmware code is not necessary. Firmware update via flash executable The configuration page lists the firmware version of the product.
On flash-memory-based products, you can update the firmware code by downloading the latest flash executable for the product and running the program according to the readme instructions that come with it. If the firmware should become corrupted or fail (usually because of an interruption when attempting to update the firmware), the product will no longer function. In this case, a firmware recovery DIMM is available from HP. Firmware recovery DIMM A firmware recovery DIMM can be obtained from HP in the rare event that the firmware in flash memory becomes corrupted.
When the DIMM is installed in the DIMM slot on the formatter and the product is powered up, the DIMM loads the latest firmware code into the product. EN Updating or recovering the firmware code 207