Before Upgrading Bios; Upgrade Process - SOLTEK SL-65MIE User Manual

replace an EPROM component.
• The upgrade utility can be loaded on a floppy diskette and used to provide
the capability to save, verify, and update the system BIOS. The upgrade
utility can also be run from a hard disk drive or a network drive.

4-5-1 BEFORE UPGRADING BIOS

• It is highly recommended that you save a copy of the original mainboard
BIOS along with a Flash EPROM Programming utility (AWDFLASH.EXE)
to a bootable floppy disk in case you need to reinstall the BIOS later.

4-5-2 UPGRADE PROCESS

NOTE:
Normally, to upgrade BIOS is unnecessary if the system is working fine
without any problem. Users should not upgrade the BIOS unless you experience
incompatible problems or need to create new features. However, please read all
information in this section before upgrading.
"AWDFLASH.EXE" is a Flash EPROM Programming utility that updates the
BIOS by uploading a new BIOS file to the programmable flash ROM on the
mainboard, This program works in DOS environment only, the utility
can not be executed in win95/98, ME, NT or WINDOWS 2000 environment.
Upgrading the system BIOS
Step 1. Please visit the board maker's website, download latest BIOS file and award
flash utility "AWDFLASH.EXE". The BIOS file format will be *.bin, of which
" * " stands for the specific file name.
Step 2. Create a bootable diskette. Then copy the BIOS file and award flash utility
"AWDFLASH.EXE" into the diskette.
Step 3. Insert the diskette into drive A, reboot your system and boot from the diskette.
Step 4. Type awdflash *.bin /sn/py/cc and then press <Enter> to run BIOS
upgrade program. (*.bin depends on your mainboard model and version
code. Instead of typing " * ", you should type the specific file name for your
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BIOS Setup