User guide

Flash ROM

Running the Program

1. Boot the system from the bootable floppy diskette you created. Booting from

the diskette bypasses loading drivers from the CONFIG.SYS and

AUTOEXEC.BAT files on the hard drive, eliminating the possibility of loading a

program (e.g., a memory manager) that conflicts with the Award flash utility.

NOTE:

The Award flash utility cannot run when EMM386 or QEMM are loaded. If you try,

an error message appears.

2. At the DOS command line, type awdflash and press ↵

↵↵

↵.

A screen similar to this appears:

FLASH MEMORY WRITER v7.08

For I430HX-2A59F000 DATE: 05/18/99

Flash Type -

File Name to Program:

Error Message:

3. The cursor should be opposite File Name to Program

4. Type the name of the new BIOS file (e.g.,

newbios.bin

), and press ↵.

5. At the bottom of the menu, this prompt appears:

Do You Want to Save Bios (Y/N)

6. If you DO NOT wish to save the old BIOS, type N. Then move to step 8.

If you DO wish to save the old BIOS, respond Y.

In the File Name to save field, type a file name for the old BIOS (for example,

oldbios.bin

), and press ↵.

Your old BIOS is saved in a file as named, in the default drive and directory (in this

example, on the A drive).

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