Bios Description; Utility Support - QDI BrillianX 8V Manual

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BIOS Description

FLASH.EXE

This is a flash memory write/read utility used for the purpose of updating your BIOS

when necessary. Before doing so, please note:

We strongly recomm end you only upgrade BIOS w hen encountering problems.

Before upgrading your BIOS, review the description below to avoid m aking

m istakes, resulting in a destroyed BIOS and a non-w orking system .

When you are encountering problems, for exampl e , you find your system doesn't support

the new CPU which is rel e ased after our current motherboard, you may therefore update

the BIOS.

Follow the steps exactly for a successful upgrade.

1. Create a bootabl e system floppy diskette, by typing Format A:/s from the DOS prompt

under DOS6.xx or Windows 9x environment.

2. Copy FLASH.EXE from the directory \Utili t y on the QDI Motherboard Utility CD onto

your new bootable diskette.

3. Download the updated BIOS file from the Website (http://www.qdigrp.com). Please

be sure to download the suitable BIOS file for your motherboard.

4. Uncompress the file download, copy the BIOS file (xx.bin) onto the bootable diskette,

and write down the checksum of this BIOS which is included in readme file.

5. Reboot the system from the bootable diskette which you have created.

6. Then run the FLASH utility at the A:\ prompt. During the process, the system will

prompt : 'Do you want to save the BIOS(Y/N)' . If you type 'Y', the system will prompt

for the BIOS name. The system will also display the checksum which should be

exactly the same as the checksum you copied from the readme file. Don't turn off

power or reset the system until the BIOS upgrade has been completed.

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