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• SuperStack II Remote Access System 1500 - How to upgrade the SuperStack II Remote Access System 1500.

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• To upgrade the unit, follow the steps below.

1. Connect the provided serial cable to the RAS 1500 console port and your PC s serial port.

2. At the Microsoft Windows 95 or Microsoft Windows NT desktop, click Start, then Programs, then Accessories, then HyperTerminal, then Hypertrm.exe. HyperTerminal. Starts and displays the Connection Description dialog box.

3. Type a name and select an icon for your connection.

4. Click “OK”. The Connect To dialog box appears.

5. From the Connect Using drop-down list, select the communications port from which you are connected to the RAS 1500. For example, COM1.

6. Click “OK”. The Properties dialog box for the port you selected appears.

7. Make sure the Port Setting tab displays these options:

• Bits per second: 38400
• Data bits: 8
• Parity: None
• Stop bits: 1
• Flow control: Hardware

8. Click “OK”.

9. Press Enter. A RAS 1500 prompt appears.

10. Copy the rasboot.dmf and ras1500.dmf on your handwrite.

11. Type reboot, and answer Yes when needed.

12. Press <esc> <esc> <esc> when “Initializing” appears on the RAS1500 console. This will bypass diagnostics.

13. Type: “AT{Z} when the SDL2 menu appears

14. Now upload the file “rasboot.dmf” with the zmodem protocol.

15. When this is finished a message will appear like Downloading successful with the filename, and the unit will come with the SDL2 menu again.

16. Type again “AT{Z}” and now upload the other file “ras1500.dmf”

17. When finished the same message will appear Downloading successful etc.

18. The unit will automatically boot completely up, but a message will appear as “Flash compaction started, file system access suspended.” followed with dots.

19. Wait until “Flash Compaction: Finished.” appears, and then press enter.

20. The unit is now upgraded to the latest version.

— David Gonzalez 2021/04/09 14:44