MegaPro Dual Pentium Pro PCI ISA Motherboard User’s Guide
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Programming the Flash ROM,
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Bootblock Actions
When you reprogram from system boot, the bootblock code:
Step
Action
1 Reads S745P.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.
S745P.ROM
S745P.ROM resides on a floppy disk and contains the updated main
BIOS code. American Megatrends will provide this file when the
AMIBIOS for the MegaPro PCI ISA motherboard must be updated.
S745P.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 S745P.ROM.
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