BIOS .IV Writer) Memory (Flash

IV. BIOS SOFTWARE

Support Software

FILELIST.TXT –View this file to see the files included in the support software.

PFLASH.EXE –This is the Flash Memory Writer utility that updates the BIOS by uploading a new BIOS file to the programmable flash ROM chip on the mother- board. To determine the BIOS version, check the last four numbers of the code displayed on the upper left-hand corner of your screen during bootup. Larger numbers represent a newer BIOS file.

NOTE: A binary BIOS file is no longer included with the support software. Save the motherboard’s BIOS file to a floppy disk as soon as your system is operational. See “Flash Memory Writer Utility” in this section to “Save Current BIOS to File.”

Flash Memory Writer Utility

ASUSTek PNP BIOS

FLASH MEMORY WRITER V1.5

Copyright (C) 1995, ASUSTek COMPUTER INC.

Flash Type -- SST 29EE010

Current BIOS Revision: #401A0-xxxx

Choose one of the following:

1.Save Current BIOS To File

2.Update BIOS Main Block From File

3.Advanced Feature

Enter Choice: [1]

Press ESC To Exit

xxxx denotes the current BIOS version stored in the Flash EPROM

IMPORTANT: Flash Type may also be “INTEL 28F001BXT.” If “unknown” is shown 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.

Main Menu

1.Save Current BIOS To File (Perform as soon as system is operational)

This option allows you to copy the contents of the Flash memory chip onto a disk. This gives you a backup copy of the original motherboard BIOS in case you need to reinstall it.

Create a system disk by typing FORMAT A:/S on the DOS prompt (do not create “AUTOEXEC.BAT” and “CONFIG.SYS”), then save the PFLASH.EXE file and the BIOS to the system disk.

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