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- BIOS Upgrade Instructions
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- The temporary directory should contain the following four files:
- BIOINSTR.TXT {this file}
- BIOS.EXE
- LICENSE.TXT
- MK_BOOTZ.EXE
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- If all these files are not present, try extracting the downloaded
- BIOS file again.
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- Creating A Bootable Floppy
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- In a DOS environment:
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- 1. If you have an unformatted floppy, place the floppy in
- drive a: and type "format a: /s".
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- 2. If you have a formatted floppy, place the floppy in drive a:
- and type "sys a:".
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- In a non-DOS environment:
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- 1. Double click on the file æMK_BOOTZ.EXEÆ. This will create a
- 'README.TXT' file. Follow the directions in the
- 'README.TXT' file.
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- Upgrading to the Latest BIOS
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- 1. Be sure to verify that the correct BIOS has been downloaded.
- a. AMI BIOS: the last three characters will be
- identical to the current BIOS version
- b. PhoenixBIOS: the first eleven characters will be
- identical to the current BIOS version
- 2. Enter BIOS SETUP upon boot up by following the on-screen
- prompt, ie F1 or F2 depending on the BIOS.
- 3. Write down all settings that are unique to the system. These
- settings will be needed later to reconfigure the system.
- 4. Create a bootable floppy diskette using the instructions at
- the beginning of this document.
- 5. Extract æbios.exeÆ to the bootable floppy:
- a. In a DOS environment: Type "bios a:".
- b. In a non-DOS environment: Create a new directory.
- Move 'bios.exe' into the directory. Double click on
- 'bios.exe'. Copy all the files in the directory
- except 'bios.exe' to the bootable floppy.
- 6. Place the bootable floppy containing the new BIOS into drive
- a: of the system to be upgraded and boot the system.
- 7. Press ENTER when prompted.
- 8. Highlight "Update Flash Memory From a File" and press ENTER.
- 9. Highlight "Update System BIOS" and press ENTER.
- 10. Press TAB once to highlight the file name and press ENTER.
- 11. The system will now give a warning stating that continuing
- will destroy the current contents of the flash memory
- area. Press ENTER to continue.
- 12. When prompted that the BIOS has been successfully loaded,
- remove the bootable floppy from the drive and press ENTER
- to reboot the system.
- 13. Press F1 or F2 to enter SETUP.
- 14. On the first screen within SETUP, check the BIOS version to
- ensure that it is the new version.
- 15. In SETUP load the default values.
- a. AMI BIOS: Press the F5 key.
- b. PhoenixBIOS: Go to the exit submenu and highlight
- "Load Setup Defaults". Press ENTER.
- If you do not set the values back to defaults the system
- may function erratically.
- 16. If the system has unique settings, re-enter those settings
- now. Press F10 to save the values and exit Setup.
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- Note: If you encounter a CMOS Checksum error or other problems
- after rebooting, try rebooting the system again. CMOS checksum
- errors require that you enter Setup, check and save your settings,
- and exit Setup.
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