Appendix A Bios Update Instruction; Flash Process - FIC PA-2011 Manual

Flash Process

The mainboard provides a Flash BIOS. If you have any question about the BIOS
updage, please contact your local dealer for more information. The follwoing
insturctions are introduced when the upgrade is needed.
1. Create a Bootable Floppy (in DOS) -
with a non-fomatted diskette, type format a:/s
With a fomatted diskette, type sys a:
2. Download the BIOS File -
Download the correct BIOS file via FTP, by clicking on the file name of
the BIOS you wish to download.
Save the BIOS file and the Flash Utility file in the boot disk you have
created.
Unzip the BIOS file and the Flash Utility file.
There are two files after extraction: Flash BIOS utility, (e.g. flash531.exe), and BIOS
file (e.g. 615J900.bin). Use the standard Flash BIOS utility (flash531.exe), unless
othewise specified.
Place the bootable floppy disk containing the BIOS file and the Flash
Utility in drive a:, and reboot the system in MS-DOS, preferably Ver. 6.22
At the A: > prompt, type the corresponding Flash BIOS utility and the
BIOS file with its extension. For example, flash531 615j900.bin
From the Flash Memory Write menu, select Y to Do you want to save
BIOS? If you want to save your current BIOS, then type the current BIOS
name and the extension after FILE NAME TO SAVE: . e.g. 613J900.bin
Alternatively, select N if you do not want to save your current BIOS.
Select Y to Are you sure to program?
Wait until it displays Message: Power Off or Reset the system.
BIOS Update Instruction
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