Configuration Software and Utilities 97
Upgrading the BIOS
The following procedure describes how to upgrade the BIOS. Once the upgrade starts, do not shut
down the system until the process completes. If the system is brought down during the upgrade,
refer to the section “Recovering the BIOS” for how to proceed.
1. Boot the computer with the floppy disk in drive A.
2. A menu is displayed. Type 1 to automatically update the BIOS and continue at step 9, or type 2
to run the Iflash.exe utility and follow steps 3 to 8.
3. The BIOS upgrade utility screen appears, press enter to continue.
4. Select Update Flash Memory From a File.
5. Select Update System BIOS. Press <Enter>.
6. Use the arrow keys to select the correct .bio file. Press <Enter>.
7. When the utility asks for confirmation that you want to flash the new BIOS into memory,
select Continue with Programming. Press <Enter>.
8. When the utility displays the message upgrade is complete, remove the floppy disk.
Press <Enter>.
9. As the computer boots, check the BIOS identifier (version number) to make sure the upgrade
was successful.
10. To enter the Setup program, press <F2> when you see the message:
Press <F2> Key if you want to run SETUP
9. For proper operation, load the Setup program defaults. To load the defaults, press <F9>.
10. To accept the defaults, press <Enter>.
11. Set the options in the Setup program to the settings you wrote down before the BIOS upgrade.
12. To save the settings, press <F10>.
13. To accept the settings, press <Enter>.
14. Turn off the computer and reboot.
Recovering the BIOS
It is unlikely that anything will interrupt the BIOS upgrade; however, if an interruption occurs, the
BIOS could be damaged. The following steps explain how to recover the BIOS if an upgrade fails.
The following procedure use recovery mode for the Setup program.
✏NOTE
Because of the small amount of code available in the nonerasable boot block
area, there is no video support. You will not see anything on the screen
during the procedure. Monitor the procedure by listening to the speaker and
looking at the floppy drive LED.
1. Turn off all peripheral devices connected to the computer. Turn off the computer.
2. Remove the computer cover.
3. Locate jumper block J3J2.
4. Move the Recovery Boot jumper from pins 9-10 to pins 10-11 (see Figure 5).
5. Insert the bootable BIOS upgrade floppy disk into floppy drive A.
6. Replace the cover, turn on the computer, and allow it to boot. The recovery process will take a
few minutes.