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Motherboard User’s Guide
Updating the BIOS
You can download and install updated BIOS for this motherboard from the
manufacturer’s Web site. New BIOS provides support for new peripherals, improve-
ments in performance, or fixes for known bugs. Install new BIOS as follows:
This concludes Chapter 3. Refer to the next chapter for information on the software
supplied with the motherboard.
1
If your motherboard has a BIOS protection jumper, change the
setting to allow BIOS flashing.
2
If your motherboard has an item called Firmware Write Protect in
Advanced BIOS features, disable it. (Firmware Write Protect pre-
vents BIOS from being overwritten.)
3
Prepare a bootable device or create a bootable system disk.
(Refer to Windows online help for information on creating a
bootable system disk.)
4
Download the Flash Utility and new BIOS file from the
manufacturer’s Web site. Copy these files to the bootable de-
vice.
5
Turn off your computer and insert the bootable device in your
computer. (You might need to run the Setup Utility and change
the the boot priority items on the Advanced BIOS Features Setup
page, to force your computer to boot from the bootable device
first.)
6
At the C:\ or A:\ prompt, type the Flash Utility program name and
the file name of the new BIOS and then press <Enter>. Example:
AFUDOS.EXE 040706.ROM
7
When the installation is complete, remove the bootable device
from the computer and restart your computer. If your motherboard
has a Flash BIOS jumper, reset the jumper to protect the newly
installed BIOS from being overwritten. The computer will restart
automatically.