Bios Upgrade Under Windows Environment - AOpen AX4GER Easy Installation Manual

14. AOpen Bonus Pack CD
You can use the autorun menu of Bonus CD. Choose the utility and driver and select
model name.
15. Installing LAN Driver (For AX4GER-N)
[Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows2000, Windows ME, Windows XP]
Installing driver for Win98/Win98 SE/Windows2000/Windows ME/Windows XP :
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1. Ask you to select which driver you want to install, select "Driver from disk provided
by hardware manufacturer".
2. Specify the setup file pathname
[CD-ROM]:Driver\LAN\RTL8100\Windows\WIN98 (for Windows 98/98 SE) or
[CD-ROM]:Driver\LAN\RTL8100\Windows\WIN2000 (for Windows 2000) or
[CD-ROM]:Driver\LAN\RTL8100\Windows\WINME (for Windows ME) or
[CD-ROM]:Driver\LAN\RTL8100\Windows\WinXP (for Windows XP)
3. Win98/Win98 SE/Windows2000/Windows ME will appear some messages to insert
Win98/Win98 SE/Windows2000/Windows ME system disk to complete setup step.
4. Win98/Win98 SE/Windows2000/Windows ME will finish the other installation
procedure automatically, then you restart the system.
16. Installing Onboard Sound Driver
This motherboard comes with AC97 CODEC, you can find the audio driver from the
Bonus Pack CD auto-run menu.

17. BIOS Upgrade Under Windows Environment

You may accomplish BIOS upgrade procedure with EzWinFlash by the following steps,
and it's STRONGLY RECOMMENDED to close all the applications before you start the
upgrading.
1. Download the new version of BIOS package zip file from AOpen official web site.
(ex: http://www.aopen.com)
2. Unzip the download BIOS package (ex: WAX4GERN102.ZIP) with WinZip
(http://www.winzip.com) in Windows environment.
3. Save the unzipped files into a folder, for example, WAX4GERN102.EXE &
WAX4GERN102.BIN.
4. Double click on the WAX4GERN102.EXE, EzWinFlash will detect the model name
and BIOS version of your motherboard. If you had got the wrong BIOS, you will
not be allowed to proceed with the flash steps.
5. You may select preferred language in the main menu, then click [Start Flash] to
start the BIOS upgrade procedure.
6. EzWinFlash will complete all the process automatically, and a dialogue box will
pop up to ask you to restart Windows. You may click [YES] to reboot Windows.
7. Press <Del> at POST to enter BIOS setup; choose "Load Setup Defaults", then
"Save & Exit Setup". Done!
Warning: The upgrade of new BIOS will permanently replace your original BIOS
content after flashing. The original BIOS setting and Win95/Win98 PnP information
will be refreshed and you probably need to re-configure your system.