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C H A P T E R 6
Troubleshooting & Maintenance
T
his chapter provides a simple guide in
caring and maintaining your computer for
optimal performance and longer use. Always remember that although your computer
was designed to meet the everyday rigors of work, you need not abuse it and should
always use it properly.
Contents
General Safety Guidelines / 60
Protecting Against Static Electricity / 61
Maintaining Your Hard Disk / 61
Helpful Starters in Troubleshooting / 62
Basic System Troubleshooting / 62
Preparing for Computer Service / 64
To upgrade the BIOS:
1.
Boot your computer to MS-DOS mode. If you have Windows 98SE, simply press the <F5>
key during system boot up to go to DOS mode.
2.
Copy the FLASHxxx.COM program to your hard disk or run it from the floppy disk
drive. Makes sure you also have the BIOS file you want to program.
3. On the DOS prompt, type the command:
Example
FLASH827
<BIOSfilename>
4.
The FLASH program will automatically prompt you if you want to continue. The
process will first erase the BIOS program inside the EPROM chip and programs
the new BIOS on your disk into the chip.
5.
Restart your computer when programming is finished.