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BIOS Flashing User Instructions A-1
Appendix A BIOS Flashing User Instructions
When your motherboard needs to be upgraded with new features or some compatibility
problems in the BIOS need to be fixed, you will need to use this BIOS flash utility. This
utility is provided by Award Software makes it easy to flash by yourself. However, please
read all the information in this section before flashing.
Before you can flash the BIOS you need to go into the pure DOS environment by rebooting
your system and going directly into DOS. Basically, there are two ways to flash your BIOS.
One is to directly type the full line commands that are described in this section. The utility
will then flash your BIOS. When you finish the flash operation, you will see the screen as in
Note F-1
Figure F-2 .
The other method is to just type awdflash (under Award flash BIOS utility directory) then
press enter. The Flash Memory Writer V7.22 screen will appear. Please refer to Figure F-1
Note F-1
. You need to type "NEWBIOS" (the file name or you can use another name if you
choose) into the "File Name to Program", then press enter.
Figure F-1. Award Flash Memory Writer V7.22 Start Screen
When you have finished updating your BIOS, you will see the screen as in Figure F-2. You
then need to press the F1 key to reset the system, or press the F10 key to exit the writer.
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