Updating The Bios - Gateway 7400 System Manual

Updating the BIOS

If you need a new version of the BIOS, you can download the BIOS update
from Technical Support area on the Gateway Web site
(www.gatewayatwork.com) and install the new version from a diskette.
To update the BIOS you need to perform the following tasks in sequence:
Create a bootable diskette
Note the current BIOS settings
Create the BIOS update diskette
Update the BIOS
Restore the BIOS settings
Follow the detailed instructions for updating the BIOS that are included in
the self-extracting file that you can download from the Technical Support area
of Gateway's Web site.
Important To add BIOS support for faster processors, you may need
to update the BIOS. If you do not receive the messages
"AP microcode OK" and "BSP microcode OK" during the
boot sequence, you will need to update the BIOS.
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