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BIOS Flashing User Instructions A-1
User’s Manual
Appendix A BIOS Flashing User Instructions
When your motherboard needs to be upgraded with new features or to fix some
compatibility problems of the BIOS, you will need to use this BIOS flash utility. This utility
is provided by Award Software, and it’s easy to flash by yourself. But you have to read all
the information within this section before flashing.
Before you can flash the BIOS you need to first go into the pure DOS environment by
rebooting your system and going directly into DOS. Basically, there are two ways to flash
your BIOS. One is to directly type the full line commands that are described in this section.
The utility will then flash your BIOS. When you finish the flash operation, you will see the
screen as in Figure A-2
Note A-1
.
The other method is to just type awdflash (under Award flash BIOS utility directory) then
press enter, the Flash Memory Writer V7.05 screen will show up, please refer to Figure A-
1
Note A-1
. You need to type “NEWBIOS” (the file name or you can use another name if you
choose) into the “File Name to Program”, then press enter. When you finish the flash
operation, you will see the screen as in Figure A-2.
Figure A-1. Award Flash Memory Writer V7.05 Start Screen
When you have finished updating your BIOS, you will see the screen as in Figure A-2. You
then need to press the F1 key to reset the system, or press the F10 key to exit the writer.