Bios Upgrades; Using Awdflash To Update The Bios - Viglen Vig644M Manual

BIOS Upgrades

A new version of the BIOS can be upgraded from a bootable USB key using the
AFUDE238.EXE utility. This utility does BIOS upgrades as follows:
 Updates the flash BIOS from a file on a disk or within the location of the utility.
 Updates the language section of the BIOS.
 Makes sure that the upgrade BIOS matches the target system to prevent accidentally
installing a BIOS for a different type of system.
BIOS upgrades and the
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NOTE: Please review the instructions distributed with the upgrade utility before
attempting a BIOS upgrade.

Using AWDFLASH to update the BIOS

The BIOS can be updated using the AFUDE238.EXE utility in DOS environment.
1. Save BIOS update zipped file to a temporary directory.
2. Extract the necessary files.
3. Copy the contents of the file to a bootable floppy disk, USB device or CD-ROM.
4. Boot the target PC with the device connected or inserted.
5. Select F11 during POST to display the Boot Menu and select your bootable device.
6. Type 'Flash.bat' to launch the BIOS update process.
7. The system will reboot once complete.
DO NOT shutdown or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Doing so may
cause system boot failure!
When the BIOS update process is complete, the utility reboots the system.
Once the system has been restarted it will hold on the Pre-BIOS screen. At this stage the
following need to be completed before starting windows.
1. The system will halt on pre-BIOS, at this point you need to shut the machine
down.
2. Reboot the computer.
3. System will holt on the pre-BIOS screen and display an error message (CMOS
checksum error – Defaults loaded)
4. Enter the BIOS setup by pressing DEL
5. Once in the setup load the optimized settings by selecting 'Load Optimized
Defaults'
6. Exit the setup by selecting 'Save & Exit setup'.
7. Now boot in to windows.
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AFUDE238.EXE utility is available on the Viglen FTP site
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