You may accomplish BIOS upgrade procedure with EZWinFlash by the following steps,
and it’s STRONGLY RECOMMMANDED to close all the applications before you start the
upgrading.
1.
Download the new version of BIOS package
zip
file from AOpen official web site. (ex:
)
2.
Unzip the download BIOS package (ex: WAX4BP533102.ZIP) with WinZip
(
) in Windows environment.
3.
Save the unzipped files into a folder, for example, WAX4BP533102.EXE &
WAX4BP533102.BIN.
4.
Double click on WAX4BP533102.EXE, EZWinFlash will detect the model name and
BIOS version of your motherboard. If you had got the wrong BIOS, you will not be
allowed to proceed with the flash steps.
5.
You may select preferred language in the main menu, then click [Start Flash] to start
the BIOS upgrade procedure.
6.
EZWinFlash will complete all the process automatically, and a dialogue box will pop up
to ask you to restart Windows. You may click [YES] to reboot Windows.
7.
Press <Del> at POST to
enter BIOS setup
, choose "Load Setup Defaults", then “Save
& Exit Setup”. Done!
It is strongly recommended NOT to turn off the power or run any application during
FLASH PROCESS.
Installing driver for Win98/Win98 SE/Windows2000/Windows ME/Windows XP:
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1.
Ask you to select which driver you want to install, select "Driver from disk provided by
hardware manufacturer".
2. Specify the setup file pathname
[CD-ROM]:Driver\LAN\RTL8100\Windows\WIN98 (for Windows 98/98 SE) or
[CD-ROM]:Driver\LAN\RTL8100\Windows\WIN2000 (for Windows 2000) or
[CD-ROM]:Driver\LAN\RTL8100\Windows\WINME (for Windows ME) or
[CD-ROM]:Driver\LAN\RTL8100\Windows\WinXP (for Windows XP)
3. Win98/Win98 SE/Windows2000/Windows ME will appear some messages to insert
Win98/Win98 SE/Windows2000/Windows ME system disk to complete setup step.
4.
Win98/Win98 SE/Windows2000/Windows ME will finish the other installation
procedure automatically, then you restart the system.
14. Installing LAN Driver
15. Installing ATA/133 Driver
17. BIOS Upgrade
16. Installing USB2.0 Driver
Under Windows XP System
After enabling the USB 2.0, Windows XP setup will show a "Found New Hardware" dialog
box. Under Windows XP, "Universal Serial Bus (USB) Controller" will be displayed.
1. Click "Next," and from the generated list box, choose "Install from a list or special
location (Advanced)", click "Next".
2. Click "Next," and from the generated choices, choose "Include this location in the
search:"
3. Place Bonus CD in CD-ROM.
4. Type "[CD-ROM]:\Driver\Intel\USB2.0" in the text box that appears.
5. Click on "Next." A message informing you that Windows XP has found "Intel (R) USB
Enhanced Host Controller (ICH4)" should appear.
6. When the New Hardware Wizard has finished installing the USB driver, click "Finish".
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Confirming Windows XP Installation
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1. From Windows XP, open Control Panel from "My Computer".
2. Click "Performance and maintenance".
3. Click "System" icon.
4. Choose "Hardware" tab, and then click "Device Manager" tab.
5. Click "+" in front of "Universal Serial Bus Controllers". "Intel (R) USB Enhanced Host
Controller (ICH4)" should appear.
Installing Driver During New Windows XP Installation
1. Start installation:
a. Floppy Install: Boot the computer with Windows XP installation diskettes.
b. Floppyless Install: Boot from floppy and type "WINNT". After files have been copied, the system will
reboot. While rebooting, press <F6> after the message "Setup is inspecting your computer's
hardware configuration..." appears.
c. CD-ROM Install: Boot from the CD-ROM. Press <F6> after the message "Press F6 if you need to
install third party SCSI or RAID driver" appears.
2. When "Windows XP Setup" window pops up, press "S" to specify an Additional Device(s).
3. Copy all directories and files in "[CD-ROM]:\Driver\Promise\20275" to floppy disk.
4. Place the Promise Technology driver diskette into drive A: and press "Enter" key.
5. Use "
↑
" or "
↓
" to choose "WinXP Promise ATA/133 TX2 (tm) Controller" from the list that appears on
screen, and then press "Enter" key.
NOTE: Immediately following the loading of the selected driver the Installation Program will notify you that
"The driver you provided seems to be newel than the Windows default driver. Windows already has a
driver that you can use for "WinXP Promise ATA/133 TX2 (tm) IDE Controller". Unless the device
manufacture prefers that you use the driver on the floppy disk, you should use the driver in Windows."
6. Press "S" to use the driver on the floppy disk, and then press "enter" to continue installation. If you
press "enter" to use "Windows default driver", you will read the following error message in the next
phase of the installation saying "Setup did not find any hard disk drives installed in your computer"
NOTE: Restart installation and then use option "S" to load driver from floppy disk.
7. The Windows XP Setup screen will appear again saying, "Setup will load support for the following mass
storage devices:" The list will include "WinXP Promise ATA/133 TX2 (tm) IDE Controller".
NOTE: If you need to specify any additional devices to be installed, do so at this time. Once all devices are
specified, proceed to next step.
8. From Windows XP Setup screen, press Enter key. Setup will now load all device files and then
continues the Windows XP installation.
