| BIOS Update
Procedure:
1. Make a boot disk. Go to the DOS command prompt in MS-DOS or Windows
9x and, with an available floppy disk in "A", type (without the quotes),
"format A: /s" That will format the floppy and transfer the needed system
files to it.
NOTES:
A.
This procedure will erase any prior data on that floppy, so please proceed
accordingly.
B.
Typically four files will be transferred, only COMMAND.COM being visible
when
running a simple
directory listing.
C.
Please leave the diskette UN-write protected for the balance of this
procedure.
2. Download the BIOS upgrade file (zip file) and
awdflash.exe utility from a Gigabyte web site to a temp directory on your
hard drive, or directly to the floppy you made in step 1..
NOTE:
The
BIOS zip file may or may not include the required flash utility file. If
it does not, that
file
is also available, separately, near the top of each applicable download
page on the
web
site.
3. Extract both files to the boot floppy you made in step 1 using
an extraction utility such as pkunzip or winzip.
NOTE:
Both
of these utilities are available on many shareware download pages like
http://www.shareware.com/.
4. Reboot the system to
the DOS command prompt using the boot diskette you just made.
5. At the
DOS command prompt, type (without quotes), "awdflash filename.xxx", where
filename.xxx is the file name of the BIOS file you just extracted. Hit
enter.
6. Your first option, in sequence, will be to save the old BIOS.
We recommend that you do that in case, for whatever reason, you decide you
don't wish to use the new version once it is
installed.
NOTES:
A.
If you decide to save the old BIOS, PLEASE make sure you do NOT save it to
the
same file name as
the new BIOS - if you use the same BIOS name the old file will
be
written over the new
file with NO warning prompt. A simple file name to save the
old
BIOS to is
OLDBIOS.BIN.
B. If you
do NOT decide to save the old BIOS, PLEASE at least write down the
version
number of the
old BIOS and store that information with your important
computer
documents.
Enter N (for "no") and skip to step 9.
7. To save the old BIOS, hit Y
(for "yes")
8. Enter a name for the OLD BIOS file and hit
enter.
NOTE:
PLEASE
be sure you do NOT save the old BIOS file to the same file name as the
new
BIOS - if you use
the same BIOS name, the old file will write over the new BIOS
file
WITHOUT a warning
prompt. A simple file name for saving the old BIOS to
is
OLDBIOS.BIN.
9.
Your second option, in sequence, will be whether you want to flash your
BIOS. Enter Y (for
"yes").
NOTE:
This
is the critical step. Once you kit the enter key, do NOT touch the
keyboard, the
reset
button, or power switch while the flashing is in progress. There will be
bar
progressing across
the screen while the flashing is progressing.
10. When the flashing
process is complete, you will be asked to reset or power off the system.
Remove the floppy diskette from the floppy drive and either hit the reset
button or the power button.
11. Reboot the system and note that the
BIOS version on the initial boot-up screen has changed to the new BIOS
version. Your BIOS upgrade is now complete.
Recovering Your Old
BIOS:
1. Assuming you have the floppy made during the upgrade
procedure noted above, boot the system with that diskette in the floppy
drive. If you do not have floppy made during the upgrade procedure noted
above, you will need to repeat steps 1 though 3 (above) for the version of
the BIOS you wish to recover to.
2. Complete steps 4, 5, 6B, 9, 10, and
11 (above) substituting the name of the BIOS you wish to recover for the
upgrade BIOS at step 5.
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