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BIOS Flash
Utility
BIOS Flash Utility
Chapter 3
BIOS Flash Upgrade Utility
This chapter briefly discusses the Award BIOS Flash Upgrade utility, with
instructions to guide you through updating an Award BIOS. In the examples
given here, we use the file name
newbios.bin
to represent the new BIOS and
the file name
oldbios.bin
to represent the old BIOS. Note that these file
names are only examples to help you understand the updating process.
Awdflash.exe commands are not case-sensitive. Upper- or lowercasing of
command letters in this manual is for clarity only.
Preparation
The upgrade process requires two files from Award:
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The new BIOS file
(
e.g.,
newbios.bin)
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The upgrade utility (awdflash.exe).
Although you may conceivably use a different media for the files, this manual
assumes that you are using a floppy disk.
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Create a bootable floppy disk.
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Transfer the two Award files listed above onto the diskette.
Now you are ready to start the upgrade process
WARNING
Do not interrupt the upgrade program while it runs! Interrupting the program
leaves the system without a BIOS and unusable. If by some unlikely chance
the power goes off during the few seconds the program requires to run, the