BIOS Upgrade Instructions ------------------------- Creating a Bootable Floppy (You must use a DOS system to create the bootable floppy) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Place an unformatted floppy diskette in the floppy drive and format the floppy using the /S option. example: "format a: /s" 2. Alternatively, place a formatted floppy in the floppy drive and use the "sys" command. example: "sys a:" Upgrading to the Latest BIOS ----------------------------------- 1. Be sure you have downloaded the correct BIOS file from the BBS. 2. Follow the instructions (above) for creating a bootable floppy to create a bootable floppy diskette. 3. Insert the bootable floppy into drive a:. 4. Extract the contents of the BIOS file you downloaded, onto the bootable floppy. You simply type the filename (without the extension) followed by a: . For this file, at the DOS prompt in the directory where the file is located, you would type: "10005BU0 A:". 5. Place the bootable floppy containing the BIOS into drive a: of the system that you want to upgrade and boot the system while the floppy diskette is in the drive. 6. Press to go to the Main Menu. 7. Highlight the option that reads "Update Flash Memory From a File" and press . 8. Highlight the option that reads "Update System BIOS" and press . 9. At the screen that asks you to enter the path and name of the file, press to highlight the file name and press . 10. The system will give you a warning that BIOS is about to be changed. If you wish to continue simply hit . 11. Once the BIOS has been successfully loaded, remove the floppy diskette from the drive. Hit at the prompt to reboot the system. 12. Check to make sure the BIOS version is the new version as the system reboots. 13. You should check your CMOS setup after BIOS upgrade. Enter Setup by pressing F1 during boot up. Once in Setup, check your settings (you may wish to press F5 to set BIOS defaults). From here you can set the BIOS up as required. Note: you may encounter a CMOS Checksum error or other problem after reboot. Try shutting down the system and booting up again. CMOS checksum errors require that you enter Setup, check your settings, save your settings, and exit Setup.