AMD PCM-5820 manual Utility CD disk, Awdflash.Exe

3.1Introduction

The PCM-5820 Series system BIOS and custom drivers are located in a 256 KB, 32-pin Flash ROM device, designated U14. A single Flash chip holds the system BIOS and VGA BIOS. The display type can be configured via software. This method minimizes the number of chips and eases configuration. You can change the display BIOS simply by reprogramming the Flash chip.

3.2Utility CD disk

The PCM-5820 Series is supplied with a software utility on CD-ROM. This disk contains the necessary file for setting up the VGA display. Directories and files on the disk are as follows:

AWDFLASH.EXE

CBROM.EXE

RSET8139.EXE

5822Vxxx.BIN

Figure 3-1: Contents of the PCM-5820 Series utility disk

AWDFLASH.EXE

This program allows you to update the BIOS Flash ROM.

5820V110.BIN

This binary file contains the system BIOS.

CBROM.EXE

This program allows you to combine your own VGA BIOS with system BIOS (5820V110.BIN).

RSET8139.EXE

This program enables you to view the current Ethernet configuration, reconfigure the Ethernet interface (medium type, etc.), and execute useful diagnostic functions.

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