Updating The Bios With The Intel Express Bios Update Utility; Updating The Bios With The Intel Flash Memory Update Utility - Intel D815EGEW Product Manual

3 Updating the BIOS
This chapter tells you how to update the BIOS by either using the Intel
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utility or the Intel
Updating the BIOS with the Intel
Utility
With the Intel Express BIOS Update utility you can update the system BIOS while in the
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Windows environment. The BIOS file is included in an automated update utility which combines
the functionality of the Intel Flash Memory Update utility and the ease-of use of Windows-based
installation wizards.
To update the BIOS with the Intel Express BIOS Update utility:
1. Go to the Intel customer support World Wide Web site at:
http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/
2. Navigate to the D815EGEW page and click the Express BIOS Update utility file for the
board's BIOS.
3. Download the file to your hard drive. (You can also save this file to a diskette. This is useful
if you are updating the BIOS for multiple identical systems.)
4. Close all other applications. This step is required. Your system will be rebooted at the last
Express BIOS Update window.
5. Double-click the executable file from the location on your hard drive where it was saved. This
runs the update program.
6. Follow the instructions provided in the dialog boxes to complete the BIOS update.
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.
Flash Memory Update utility, and recovering the BIOS if an update fails.
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Express BIOS Update
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Express BIOS Update
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Flash Memory Update
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