American Megatrends MegaDual, User Manual

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MegaDual PCI Motherboard User’s Guide 98
Programming the Flash ROM,
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Bootblock Actions When you reprogram from system boot, the bootblock code:
Step Action
1 Reads S798P.ROM from the root directory of the floppy disk in
drive A :.
2 Erases the Flash EPROM.
3 Programs the Flash EPROM with the data read from the floppy
disk in drive A :.
4 Generates a CPU reset, rebooting the computer.
The bootblock part of the Flash EPROM is not programmed. Should you inadvertently
open the disk drive door or turn power off to the computer while programming the Flash
EPROM, the bootblock will be unaffected. Simply turn power back on and begin the Flash
ROM programming process again.
S798P.ROM S798P.ROM resides on a floppy disk and contains the updated main BIOS code. American
Megatrends will provide this file when the AMIBIOS for the MegaDual PCI motherboard
must be updated.
S798P.ROM must be present in the root directory of the floppy disk before the onboard
Flash EPROM can be reprogrammed. The file that has the main BIOS code must be named
S798P.ROM.
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