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Booting to Boot Block Flash with Fail Safe Boot ROM<br />

Note Boards are shipped with Fail Safe Boot ROM enabled. When Fail Safe Boot ROM is enabled, the<br />

system will boot to it exclusively.<br />

The Fail Safe Boot ROM is a minimal build of ROM-DOS located inside a surface-mounted Boot Block Flash<br />

chip. Boot Block Flash is a write-protected flash device that contains the BIOS and extra room where the Fail Safe<br />

Boot ROM is stored. Additionally, Fail Safe Boot ROM is an emergency interface accessible by an external<br />

computer. The ROM DISK contains utilities for remote access to the system’s disk drives. Due to the size of the<br />

flash chip, Fail Safe Boot ROM contains an abbreviated selection of the ROM-DOS utilities; however, the<br />

complete ROM-DOS is contained on a CD shipped with the cpuModule.<br />

The purpose of the Fail Safe Boot ROM is to make the cpuModule bootable upon receipt. The Fail Safe Boot<br />

ROM can be used as an indicator of the module’s functionality when booting problems arise with another<br />

operating system. This test can be accomplished by enabling the Fail Safe Boot ROM in the Boot section of the<br />

BIOS Setup Utility. Enabling this option forces the cpuModule to boot to Fail Safe Boot ROM.<br />

To boot to the Fail Safe Boot ROM, install jumper JP5, and apply power to the system.<br />

Note If power is applied to the system while JP5 is installed, the multi-color LED will turn magenta<br />

(purple).<br />

60 <strong>CME136686LX</strong> cpuModule BDM-610000065 Rev C

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