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Appendix D.
How to Upgrade a New BIOS
You can install an upgrade BIOS for the CPU Board after
downloading from the manufacturer’s web site ( www.iei.com.tw ).
New BIOS may provide support for new peripherals,
improvements in performance or fixes to addressed known bugs.
BIOS Update Procedure:
1. Make a boot disk. Go to the DOS command prompt in MS-DOS
or Windows 9x and, with an available floppy disk in "A", type
"format A: /s" That will format the floppy and transfer the needed
system files to it.
NOTES:
A. This procedure will erase any prior data on that floppy, so
please proceed accordingly.
B. Typically four files will be transferred, only COMMAND.COM
being visible when running a simple directory listing.
C. Please leave the diskette UN-write protected for the balance of
this procedure.
2. Download the BIOS upgrade file and awdflash.exe utility from
an ICP web site to a temp directory on your hard drive, or directly
to the floppy you made in step 1..
3. Copy ( BIOS file and awdflash.exe) two files to the boot floppy.
4. Reboot the system to the DOS command prompt using the boot
diskette you just made.
5. At the DOS command prompt, type "awdflash filename.xxx",
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where filename.xxx is the file name of the BIOS file. Press enter.
6. Your first option, in sequence, will be to save the old BIOS. We
recommend that you do that in case, for whatever reason, you
decide you don't wish to use the new version once it is installed.
NOTES:
A. If you decide to save the old BIOS, PLEASE make sure you do
NOT save it to the same file name as the new BIOS - if you use
the same BIOS name the old file will be written over the new file
with NO warning prompt. A simple file name to save the old BIOS
under is OLDBIOS.BIN.
B. If you do NOT decide to save the old BIOS, PLEASE at least
write down the version number of the old BIOS and store that
information with your important computer documents. Enter N (for
"no") and skip to step 9.
7. To save the old BIOS, hit Y (for "yes")
8. Enter a name for the OLD BIOS file and hit enter.
NOTE:PLEASE be sure you do NOT save the old BIOS file to the
same file name as the new BIOS - if you use the same BIOS name,
the old file will write over the new BIOS file WITHOUT a warning
prompt. A simple file name for saving the old BIOS under is
OLDBIOS.BIN.
9. Your second option, in sequence, will be whether or not you
want to flash your BIOS. Enter Y (for "yes").
NOTE: This is a critical step. Once you press the enter key, do
NOT touch the keyboard, the reset button, or the power switch
while the flashing is in progress. There will be bar progressing
across the screen while the flashing is taking place.
10. When the flashing process is complete, you will be asked to
reset or power off the system. Remove the floppy diskette from the
