Section 4: Bios/Software Utility; Flash Utility Maxflash.exe - Intel BX User Manual

SECTION 4.
BIOS/SOFTWARE UTILITY
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Flash Utility MAXFLASH.EXE

This section tells you a step-by-step procedure on how to use the flash utility,
"maxflash.exe", upgrade your mainboard BIOS.
To upgrade your motherboard BIOS, please follow the following:
1. For Win95 system, press F8 before Win95 boot-up, and select "Safe
mode command prompt only".
For Non-Win95 system, boot-up the system into DOS prompt with a
bootable floppy disk.
!!!DO NOT load any memory manager like EMM386.EXE,
QEMM386.EXE under config.sys.!!!
2. Run A:>maxflash biosfile.bin
3. After loading the new BIOS code, the utility will prompt you to save
original BIOS code into your HDD or floppy. Please press "Y" to store
it as "BIOS.OLD".
4. After the old BIOS has been successfully saved, press "Y" to replace
BIOS.
5. After the flashing process, reboot the system by turn off the power.
!!! DO NOT TURN OFF THE POWER DURING THE FLASHING
PROCESS. !!!
6. Press "DEL" key to enter BIOS setup during POST. Reload the
"BIOS
SETUP DEFAULT" and reconfigure other items as your previous set
7. Then save and exit.
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