Section 6. Maintenance and Troubleshooting
86 PX-712 Installation and Users Manual
Upgrading Firmware
Plextor creates firmware revisions to meet the particular needs of large
computer manufacturers. It is rare that these will impact the performance
or operation of your drive. However, we advise that our customers
always update drives with the latest available firmware. Before
troubleshooting a possible problem with your PX-712 drive please visit
our web site at www.plextor.com
to check if you have the latest
firmware.
To obtain new firmware for your drive:
1. Go to the Plextor web site at www.plextor.com
.
2. Look for firmware upgrades in the Support area, on the Downloads
page. There is a description of the latest firmware revision and its
intended use.
3. Download the firmware to your computer.
To upgrade firmware in your drive’s flash memory:
1. Run the executable file that you downloaded from Plextor’s web site.
2. Accept all defaults by continuing to click on the “Next” button until
you see the message:
Firmware update has completed.
3. Restart your system.
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