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Programming Flash
ROM
Programming the Flash EPROM
Step
1
Turn power off. Make sure the computer has a working
speaker.
2
Insert the floppy disk with the S735P.ROM file in drive A:.
3
Press and hold the <Ctrl> and <Home> keys down while
turning the power on. Continue to hold the <Ctrl> and
<Home> keys down until the access light on the floppy
drive comes on. It may take 10 seconds or more before this
light turns on.
4
Release the <Ctrl> and <Home> keys. AMIBIOS issues a
series of beep codes that indicate that the system BIOS
ROM file is being updated.
5
When the flash ROM has successfully been programmed,
the computer will reboot.
6
When the computer reboots, check the BIOS Release text
at the bottom of the first boot screen to make sure that the
correct BIOS has been used.
7
The error message
NVRAM checksum bad, NVRAM cleared
will appear during the first boot after a successful BIOS
ROM update. This message indicates that the NVRAM
area in the system BIOS has been cleared. AMIBIOS will
reconstruct the NVRAM area before the computer boots
completely, so you can safely ignore this message.
Chapter 3 Programming the Flash ROM
All versions of the Merlin PCI motherboard use
Flash EPROM to store the system BIOS. The
advantage of Flash EPROM is the EPROM chip
does not have to be replaced to update the BIOS.
The end user can actually reprogram the BIOS,
using a ROM file supplied by American
Megatrends.
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