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- BIOS Upgrade Instructions
- -------------------------
-
- Creating a Bootable Floppy (You must use a DOS system to create the
- bootable floppy)
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-
- 1. Place an unformatted floppy diskette in the floppy drive and format
- the floppy using the /S option. example: "format a: /s"
-
- 2. Alternatively, place a formatted floppy in the floppy drive and use
- the "sys" command. example: "sys a:"
-
- Upgrading to the Latest BIOS
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- 1. Be sure you have downloaded the correct BIOS file from the BBS.
-
- 2. Note the settings of the SETUP parameters. Enter SETUP by hitting
- the F1 key during boot up. Write down the settings for each of
- parameters. At the end of the BIOS update process you should set the
- parameters to default values by hitting the F5 key, and then
- re-enter these values you have written down.
-
- 3. Follow the instructions (above) for creating a bootable floppy to
- create a bootable floppy diskette.
-
- 4. Insert the bootable floppy into drive a:.
-
- 5. Extract the contents of the BIOS file you downloaded, onto the
- bootable floppy. You simply type the filename (without the
- extension) followed by a: , for example "BIOS A:".
-
- 6. Place the bootable floppy containing the BIOS into drive a: of the
- system that you want to upgrade and boot the system while the floppy
- diskette is in the drive.
-
- 7. Press ENTER to go to the Main Menu.
-
- 8. Highlight the option that reads "Update Flash Memory From a File" and
- press ENTER.
-
- 9. Highlight the option that reads "Update System BIOS" and press
- ENTER.
-
- 10. At the screen that asks you to enter the path and name of the file,
- press TAB to highlight the file name and press ENTER.
-
- 11. The system will give you a warning that BIOS is about to be changed.
- If you wish to continue simply hit ENTER.
-
- 12. Once the BIOS has been successfully loaded, remove the floppy
- diskette from the drive. Hit ENTER at the prompt to reboot the
- system.
-
- 13. Check to make sure the BIOS version is the new version as the system
- reboots.
-
- 14. Enter Setup by pressing the F1 key during boot up. Once in Setup,
- press the F5 to set the parameters back to default values.
- Re-enter the values you wrote down at the beginning of this process.
- If you do not set the CMOS values back to defaults using the F5
- key, the system may function erratically.
-
- Note: you may encounter a CMOS Checksum error or other problem after
- reboot. Try shutting down the system and booting up again. CMOS
- checksum errors require that you enter Setup, check your settings, save
- your settings, and exit Setup.
-