ATC6430M Mainboard | Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup |
3-1-2 UPDATE MICROCODE API
Intel also provides MICROCODE API (Applications Programming Interface) for mainboard user to update data block in BIOS quickly and easily. (You can find this utility in the
The BIOS code on the mainboards contains data that is specific to each silicon stepping of the processor. Integrators must ensure that this BIOS stepping data matches the used processor stepping. When the BIOS does not contain stepping data that matches the processor stepping, integrators must update the data in the BIOS before shipping the system. Historically, the systems have been updated by replacing the entire BIOS with a new revision of BIOS that contains the correct stepping data.
Intel’s BIOS update API allows just the stepping data within the BIOS to be updated as needed. Mainboards that contain a BIOS with the
Since API program can only be executed under DOS Real Mode, you must enter Real Mode first and load the API program to Drive C.
To load the program to C by following steps:
(1)Type “ md c:\ api ” and press Enter. Directory “api” is made in Drive C now.
(2)Insert the Driver/Utility CD into CD ROM Drive E.
(3)Then type “ copy e:\api\*.* c:\api ” and press Enter. (API program is loaded to Drive C now.)
(4)Type “ C:\ api \checkup ” to execute this program.
The main menu should now be displayed with the following four options :
1)Check and load update
2)Specify stepping data file [current : pep.pdb]
3)Help
4)Quit without loading update
Select 1 to know the stepping filename, select 2 to load right patch code, then select 1 to update proper patch code. Now, the screen will show the message “please remove the CD from
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