Flash Writer Utility - TYAN TOMCAT IVS D Manual

6.0 Flash Writer Utility

You can upgrade the BIOS of your mainboard by using a "Flash
Memory Writer"(FMW) utility. This utility can be downloaded from the
factory's BBS(Consult your system vendor for the phone #). The
system BIOS is stored on a 'flash' EPROM chip on the mainboard
which can be erased and reprogrammed by the FMW.
The following three files make up the FMW.
AWDFLASH.EXE
AMIFLASH.COM
README
*S56AWXX.BIN
Flash memory writer records (or ' programs' ) a new BIOS
onto the flash memory chip. You cannot upgrade an Award
BIOS to a AMI BIOS or a AMI BIOS to an Award BIOS.
*This file name is subject to change and can have either a "bin" or a
"rom" extension.
S1564-001-01 www.tyan.com
-The Flash Memory Writer utility for
Award to Award upgrade.
-The Flash Memory Writer utility for
AMI to AMI upgrade.
-A text file of instructions
-XX-A 2-digit version number.
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