BIOS .IV Writer) Memory (Flash

IV. BIOS SOFTWARE

•Boot from a floppy disk formatted with the "FORMAT A:/S" command with- out creating CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files.

•If you are using MS-DOS 6.x, you can bypass the AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS by pressing <F5> when "Starting MS-DOS . . . “ line is dis- played on the screen.

•For Windows 95 users, press <F8> to enter the Microsoft Windows 95 Startup Menu and then choose "Safe mode command prompt only"

Once you have accomplished the above tasks, you can run the Flash Memory Writer utility. You can copy the contents of the \FLASH directory to your hard disk drive or to a backup floppy disk. When copying the files, ensure that the BIOS file is on the same directory as the utility. To run, change to the directory containing PFLASH.EXE and then at the DOS prompt, type:

PFLASH <Enter>

The Flash Memory Writer Utility Screen:

ASUSTeK PNP BIOS

FLASH MEMORY WRITER V1.3

Copyright (C) 1995, ASUSTek COMPUTER Inc.

Flash Type -- SST 29EE010

Current BIOS Revision: #401A0-0103

Choose one of the following:

1.Save Current BIOS To File

2.Update BIOS Main Block From File

3.Advanced Features

Enter Choice: [1]

Press ESC To Exit

IMPORTANT: Flash Type may also be "INTEL 28F001BXT." If "unknown" is after "Flash type --," then this ROM chip is not programmable or not supported with the PnP BIOS and therefore cannot be programmed by the Flash Memory Writer.

This screen provides three command options, which you can invoke by typing the corresponding number of the command and pressing <Enter> key. The following describes each command:

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