X8DTG-DF User’s Manual

4.Power on your system and click the <Connect> button in the Hyper Terminal. The terminal screen will display the following messages.

Press <SpaceBar> to update BIOS.

Confirm update BIOS? (y/n) y

Begin remote BIOS flash? (y/n) y

Starting remote flash.

Upload new BIOS file using Xmodem protocol.

5.Following the instructions given on the screen to update the BIOS. These instructions are also shown below.

a.At the prompt, press the <SpaceBar> to update the BIOS.

b.When asked to confirm BIOS updating, press <y> to confirm BIOS updates.

c.Press <y> again to begin flashing BIOS remotely.

Note: Be sure to complete Steps a~c above quickly because you have a second or less to do so.

6.Once you've completed the instructions given, a screen will display to indicate that remote flashing is starting and the new BIOS file is being uploaded.

7.To use Hyper Terminal to transfer the XModem protocol by using the "Send File" dialog under the "Transfer" menu, follow the instructions below to com- plete XModem transfers.

a. Select the "Transfer" menu and enter <Send>.

b.Specify the location of the ROM file and select the proper protocol (XMo- dem).

c.Press <Send> to start ROM File extraction. (See the picture below.)

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