To Update Bios - SOLTEK SL-865G3 Manual

SL-865G3 / 865G3-L

4-5 To Update BIOS

• System BIOS is incorporated into a Flash memory component. Flash
BIOS allows user to update BIOS without replacing an EPROM component.
• The Update BIOS Utility "AMIflash.EXE" is a Flash EPROM Program-
ming utility that can be loaded on a floppy diskette or a hard disk drive for
updating BIOS.
• Normally, to update BIOS is unnecessary if the system is working fine.
Users should only update BIOS when incompatible problems are encoun-
tered or new features have to be added to system.
• AMIflash.exe only works in DOS environment. It can not be executed in
Windows 95/98, ME, NT, 2000 or Windows XP environment.
• Please follow the steps below for updating the sys-
tem BIOS:
Step 1. Please visit the board maker's website, download the zip files
of the latest BIOS and AMI flash utility "amiflash.exe" for your
mainboard. After unzipping, the BIOS file format will be *.ROM, of which
" * " stands for the specific BIOS file name.
Step 2. Create a bootable diskette. Then copy the BIOS file and AMI
flash utility "amiflash.exe" into the diskette.
Step 3. Insert the diskette into drive A, boot your system from the
diskette.
Step 4. Under " A " prompt, type " amiflash *.ROM " and then press
<Enter> to run BIOS update program. (*.ROM depends on your
mainboard model and version code. Instead of typing "*", you should
type the specific file name for your specific mainboard). For example,
you may type "amiflash MP005.rom ".
Step 5. When the message "Flash ROM Update Completed - Pass."
appears, please restart your system.
Step 6. You will see a message "CMOS Memory Size Wrong" during
booting the system. Press <Del> or <F1> to run CMOS setup utility,
then reload "Load Failsafe Defaults" or "Load Optimal Defaults" and
save this change.
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