Flashing BIOS

[Quantium]

So far, the only directions that I've found to flash my BIOS so it's upgraded has been for Win98. Is there a way to do this with XP Pro? THanks!

[noby]

flashing is Os independent, so you can flash it always

[Gecko]

Remember that a loss of power while flashing the BIOS can ruin a motherboard I always make sure the pc is connected to an uninterruptible power supply (battery backup)

Two separate diskettes are needed. The first diskette you will need is a system boot disk like Windows 98 Boot Disk. The second diskette should contain the flash utility and the file to program (unzipped) with no other files on the diskette. Procedure:

1. Hard boot the system using the boot disk.
2. Make sure that you hit the F5 key when the book disk first starts running to make sure no other programs are loaded in the background without your knowledge.
3. You will come to an A: prompt. Remove the first diskette.
4. Insert the second diskette containing the flash utility and the file to program. Type "dir" to check the disk contents.
5. Type in the name of the flash utility followed by a space, followed by the file to program and any special triggers that would be required after the file program name. As a general rule all Award based bios flashes use the /py /sn /f /cc /r at the end of the flash utility to work correctly. AMI as a general rule uses /a /b /c at the end of their flash utility to work correctly. Not all flash utilities or versions require triggers on the end of the flash line. If there are special triggers to add on the end of the flash utility it would be stated in any FAQ's that would be on the website. EXAMPLE: flashv73 1854v107.bin /py /sn /f /cc /r (enter key) or phlash16 2460v104.rom (enter key)
6. Clear the CMOS jumper. Reboot system and the flashed version of the BIOS should now be seen during the POST screen details.