How Do I Update The Bios In A Dos Environment - Compaq 8000 - Elite Convertible Minitower PC Manual

How do I update the BIOS in a DOS environment?

The Flash Bin Firmware Upgrade Utility (Flashbin.exe) can be executed in a DOS
environment to upgrade or restore a PC BIOS image. The utility uses a driver
(flsh.cpu) for specific hardware flash operations. The BIOS binary image should be
included in the same directory as the utility and driver with the name format
XXX_MMmm.bin. The user can execute the utility by simply typing "flashbin". The
current PC BIOS will be examined for compatibility with the binary image. If the
BIOS image file is an older BIOS version than the current PC BIOS, the user will be
warned. After the user confirms that the BIOS upgrade/restore should proceed, the
utility will begin the flashing process. The user will be warned not to reboot or
power cycle the PC during the flash process. However, if the process is interrupted
or does not complete successfully, the business PC flash recovery process will
automatically activate upon reboot. After the BIOS upgrade process has
successfully completed, the user must reboot or power cycle the PC for the new
BIOS image to take affect.
The Flashbin utility must be executed in a DOS environment. If the user does not
have DOS bootable media available, a DOS bootable floppy, USB flash media
(Disk On Key – DOK), or CD can be created to deliver the Flashbin utility, driver,
and BIOS image.
If the BIOS adminstrator/setup password has been established on the business PC,
the Flashbin utility driver must be assigned the password. Assign Password
(Assignpw.exe) can be used with DOS Flash if an administrative/setup password
has been previously set on the target PC. To assign a password to DOS Flash,
change directories to the directory that contains Flashbin.exe and type "assignpw
flsh.cpu". You will be prompted to type in the password. Press RETURN after you
have typed in the password. You may use the BACKSPACE key to correct mistakes.
You will then be prompted to confirm the password that you just entered. Pressing
ENTER before any password keys have been typed in will unassign the previously
assigned password. You may need to do this if the administrative/setup password
is deleted from the client machines. To assign a new password, just run the Assign
Password utility again.