Error: The Program could not collect the BIOS version

Question

Attempting to upgrade the BIOS on a PE2850 with a new installation of Windows 2000 results in that error message. PE2850_BIOS_WIN_A05.EXE Also receive error messages (Inventory collection failed) when attempting to load BMC firmware: ESM_FRMW_WIN_R119280.EXE RAID_FRMW_WIN_R126663.EXE Can someone give me a shove in the right direction?

Mark_A_Smith · Answer

When all else fails - try the floppy version.

Ziggy_Z · Answer

Thanks Mark - Unfortunately, this is part of a mass deployment/upgrade. So a floppy solution would not be useful. Have you ever seen this kind of error on a new installation of an OS? Regards - Zig

rapco · Answer

Well you must update it by hand cause seems you are running the original version, try not the latest but the one before and then jump again.

chieftechnology · Answer

This seems to be a common occurance if the hard drive was in a unit that was already had an updated BIOS and then moved to a unit that did not have the BIOS update implemented.  easiest way to get rid of this is find the tags in the OS that shows the BIOS update revision OR restore the unit back to factory restore and attempt the BIOS update again.

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