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Appendix C.
How to Upgrade a New BIOS
You can install an upgrade BIOS for the ROCKY-3785EV/EVG
that you can download from the manufacturer’s web site
( www.e-icp.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 a 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", where filename.xxx is the file name of the
BIOS file . Hit enter.