Updating The Bios With The Intel ® Flash Memory Update Utility; Obtaining The Bios Update File; Updating The Bios - Intel D845PEBT2 Product Manual

Intel Desktop Board D845PEBT2 Product Guide
Updating the BIOS with the Intel
Utility
With the Intel Flash Memory Update Utility you can update the system BIOS from a floppy disk or
other bootable media. The utility available from the Web provides a simple method for creating a
bootable flash memory update floppy that will automatically update your BIOS.

Obtaining the BIOS Update File

You can update to a new version of the BIOS by using the BIOS update file. The BIOS update file
is a compressed self-extracting archive that contains all the files you need to update the BIOS. The
BIOS update file contains:
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New BIOS files
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BIOS recovery files
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Intel Flash Memory Update Utility
You can obtain the BIOS update file through your computer supplier or by navigating to the
Desktop Board D845PEBT2 page on the Intel World Wide Web site:
http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop
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NOTE
Please review the instructions distributed with the update utility before attempting a BIOS update.
The Intel Flash Memory Update Utility allows you to:
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Update the BIOS in flash memory
•
Update the language section of the BIOS

Updating the BIOS

CAUTION
The
AUTOEXEC.BAT
process or the system may not function.
1. Boot the computer with the BIOS update diskette in drive A. During system boot, the
AUTOEXEC.BAT
process.
2. When the update process is complete, the monitor will display a message telling you to remove
the diskette and to reboot the system.
3. As the computer boots, check the BIOS identifier (version number) to make sure the update
was successful. If a logo appears, press
52
file provided with the update files updates the BIOS. Do not interrupt the
file provided with the update files will automatically run the BIOS update
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