
Updating the BIOS 87
Updating the BIOS
Flash memory simplifies distributing BIOS upgrades. If you need a new
version of BIOS, you can download the BIOS update from the Technical
Support web site and install the new version from a disk.
1.
Enter BIOS Setup by pressing
F
1
when prompted during startup.
2.
Write down the settings for each of the parameters. (At the end of the
BIOS update process, reset the parameters to the correct values.)
3.
Exit the BIOS Setup program.
4.
Download the correct BIOS file from the Technical Support web site.
Directions are provided on the website.
5.
Uncompress the contents of the BIOS file you downloaded and copy
the contents onto a bootable disk.
6.
Place the bootable disk containing the BIOS files into drive A, then
restart the system with the disk in the drive. The BIOS Setup program
starts.
7.
Press
E
NTER
to go to the Main menu.
8.
Select
Update Flash Memory From a File
and press
E
NTER
.
9.
Select
Update System BIOS
and press
E
NTER
.
10.
Press
T
AB
to select the file name, then press
E
NTER
.
The system warns you that BIOS is about to be changed.
11.
Press
E
NTER
.
12.
Once the BIOS files have been loaded, remove the disk from drive A,
then press
E
NTER
when prompted to restart the system.
13.
As the system starts up, verify that you have loaded the correct BIOS
version.
To update the BIOS
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