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How to Flash a New BIOS
You can install an updated BIOS for this motherboard that you can
download from the manufacturer’ s website. New BIOS may provide
support for new peripherals, improvements in performance or fixes to
address known bugs. Install a new BIOS as follows:
1. Some mainboards have a Flash BIOS jumper that protects the
current BIOS from being changed or overwritten. If your mainboard
has this jumper, change the setting to allow flashing a new BIOS.
2. Some Setup programs have an item called Firmware Write Protect
that prevents the BIOS from being overwritten. If your BIOS has this
item (check the Advanced BIOS Features Setup page) disable it for
the present.
3. Your computer must be running in a real-mode DOS environment,
not the DOS window of Windows NT or Windows 95/98. We
recommend that you create a new formatted DOS system floppy
diskette.
4. Locate the flash memory utility on the support CD-ROM. It’ s called
AWD712.EXE. Copy this file to the new system diskette.
5. Copy the new BIOS file that you downloaded from the
manufacturer’ s website to the newly formatted system diskette.
6. Turn off your computer and insert the newly formatted DOS diskette
in your computer’ s diskette drive.
7. You might need to run the setup utility and change the boot priority
items on the Advanced BIOS Features Setup page, to force your
computer to boot from the floppy diskette drive first.
8. At the A:\ prompt, after your computer has booted a clean DOS from
the diskette, type in the filename AWD712 and press Enter.