Intel FS-979 Appendix B <Flash BIOS>

FS-979 User’s Manual Flash BIOS

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Appendix B <Flash BIOS>

B.1 BIOS Auto Flash Tool

The board is based on Award BIOS and can be updated easily by the BIOS auto flash

tool. You can download the tool onlin e at the address below:

http://www.award.com

http://www.commell.com.tw/support/support.htm

File name of the tool is “awd flash.exe”, it’s the utility that can write the data into the BIOS

flash ship and update the BIOS.

B.2 Flash Method

1. Please make a bootable floppy disk.

2. Get the last .bin files you want to update and copy it into the disk.

3. Copy awardflash.exe to the disk.

4. Power on the system and flash the BIOS. (Example: C:/ awardflash XXX.bin)

5. Re-star the system.

Any question about the BIOS re-flash please contact your distributors or visit the

web-site at below:

http://www.commell.com.tw/support/support.htm

Contents

Main Page Packing List: Hardware: Cable Kit: CD Content: Index Page Chapter 1 <Introduction> 1.1 <Product Overview> 1.2 <Product Specification> General S pecification Page FS-979 Users Manual Introduction Component Placement 10 1.3 <Component Placement> 1.4 <Block Diagram> PICMG Backplane Page FS-979 Users Manual Hardware Setup Connector Location 13 Chapter 2 <Hardware Setup> 2.1 <Connector Location> 2.2 <Connector Reference> 2.3 <Jumper Reference> 2.4 <CPU and Memory installation> Page 2.5 <CMOS Setup> 2.6 <Enhanced IDE Interface> 2.7 <Serial ATA interface> 2.8 <LAN Interface> 2.9 <Audio Interface> 2.10 <Display Interface> Page 2.11 <Compact Flash Interface> 2.12 <USB2.0 Interface> 2.13 <Power and Fan Installation> Page 2.14 <Serial Port Configuration> 2.15 <GPIO Interface> 2.16 <Switch and Indicator> Page Chapter 3 <System Configuration> 3.1 <SATA Configuration> { { { { { { X { Page On-Chip Serial ATA mode: 3.2 <SATA RAID Configuration> Page Page 3.3 <Video Memory Setup> Page 3.4 <Display Properties Setting> Page Chapter 4 <BIOS Setup> Page Appendix A <I/O Port Pin Assignment> A.1 IDE Port A.2 <Serial ATA Port> A.3 < Floppy Port > A.4 <IrDA Port> A.5 < Parallel Port> A.6 <Serial Port> A.6.1 <External DB9 serial port> A.6.2 <Internal serial port> A.7 <VGA Port> A.8 <LAN Port> A.8.1 < Fast Ethernet> A.8.2 <Gigabit Ethernet > A.9 <A T Keyboard Port> A.10 <PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse Port> Page Appendix B <Flash BIOS> B.1 BIOS Auto Flash Tool B.2 Flash Method Contact Information Taiwan Commate Computer Inc.