Upgrading The Bios; Preparing For The Upgrade; Obtain The Bios Upgrade File - Lenovo Aptiva Product Manual

3 Upgrading the BIOS

This chapter tells you how to:


Upgrade the BIOS using the Intel


Recover the BIOS if an upgrade fails


Change the BIOS language

Preparing for the Upgrade

Before you upgrade the BIOS, prepare by:


Obtaining the BIOS upgrade file


Recording the current BIOS settings


Creating a bootable diskette


Creating the BIOS upgrade diskette

Obtain the BIOS Upgrade File

You can upgrade to a new version of the BIOS by using the BIOS upgrade file. The BIOS upgrade
file is a compressed self-extracting archive that contains all the files you need to upgrade the
BIOS. The BIOS upgrade file contains:


New BIOS files


BIOS recovery files


Intel Flash Memory Update Utility
You can obtain the BIOS upgrade file through your computer supplier or from the Intel World
Wide Web site:
http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/
NOTE
Please review the instructions distributed with the update utility before attempting a BIOS
upgrade.
The Intel Flash Memory Update Utility allows you to:


Upgrade the BIOS in flash memory.


Update the language section of the BIOS.
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Flash Memory Update Utility
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