Performing The Bios Update - NEC VERSA SX User Manual

Note:
computer outside the U.S. or Canada, please
contact a local NEC CSD office or dealer in your
country.
Reference the booklet, "Getting Service and Support
in Asia, Australia, and Europe," to find out how to
contact the local office in your country.

Performing the BIOS Update

Use the following procedure to perform the actual BIOS update.
1. Make sure that the computer is operating under AC power, and that
the power is off. Insert the BIOS Update diskette into diskette
drive A.
2. Power on the computer with the diskette in drive A. The computer
boots and automatically loads the utility. A message similar to the
following appears:
The NEC BIOS Update Utility should not be used to modify the BIOS in a
Versa system which is docked. If your Versa is docked, please exit the BIOS
Update Utility, power down, and undock your Versa before running the utility.
Plug in your AC cable before restarting the flash utility.
3. Press
Enter
The utility checks the currently installed BIOS version and the
diskette's BIOS version. The Main menu appears.
4. Use the arrow keys to highlight the "Display BIOS Version" option
on the Main menu. Use this option to check the currently installed
BIOS version and the version of the new replacement BIOS.
Press any key to return to the Main menu.
5. Highlight the "Install New BIOS" option and press
6. Press
Y
telling you to remove the diskette in drive A.
If you purchased and are using this
to continue.
and then press Enter . After a brief pause, a message appears
.
Enter
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