Intel D945GNT/D945GTP manual Updating the Bios with the Iflash Memory Update Utility

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Intel Desktop Board D945GNT/D945GTP Product Guide

Updating the BIOS with the Iflash Memory Update Utility

With the Iflash BIOS update utility you can update the system BIOS from a floppy disk or other bootable media. The utility available from the Web provides a simple method for creating a bootable flash memory update floppy that will automatically update your BIOS.

Obtaining the BIOS Update File

You can update to a new version of the BIOS by using the BIOS update file. The BIOS update file is a compressed self-extracting archive that contains all the files you need to update the BIOS. The BIOS update file contains:

New BIOS files

BIOS recovery files

Intel Flash Memory Update Utility

You can obtain the BIOS update file through your computer supplier or by navigating to the Desktop Board D945GNT/D945GTP page on the Intel World Wide Web site at:

http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop

Navigate to the D945GNT/D945GTP page, click “[view] Latest BIOS updates,” and select the Iflash BIOS Update utility file.

NOTE

Review the instructions distributed with the update utility before attempting a BIOS update.

The Iflash Memory Update utility allows you to:

Update the BIOS in flash memory

Update the language section of the BIOS

Updating the BIOS

CAUTION

The AUTOEXEC.BAT file provided with the update files updates the BIOS. Do not interrupt the process or the system may not function.

1.Boot the computer with the BIOS update diskette in drive A. During system boot, the AUTOEXEC.BAT file provided with the update files will automatically run the BIOS update process.

2.When the update process is complete, the monitor will display a message telling you to remove the diskette and to reboot the system.

3.As the computer boots, check the BIOS identifier (version number) to make sure the update was successful. If a logo appears, press <Esc> to view the POST messages.

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