Acer RL100 Acer Revo L100 Desktop Service Guide - Page 33

Updating the BIOS The BIOS flash update is required for the following conditions:  New versions of system programs  New features or options  Restore a BIOS when it becomes corrupted NOTE: Observe the following when using the Flash utility to update the system BIOS flash ROM. - To perform a Windows-based BIOS flash, you should find the Flash utility on the system drive. For detailed instructions, see "Windows-based BIOS recovery" on page 53. - To perform a DOS-based BIOS flash, you must create a bootable USB storage device before you use the DOS Flash utility. See "DOS-based BIOS Recovery" on page 55 for more details. - Do not install memory-related drivers (XMS, EMS, DPMI) when you use the Flash utility. Chapter 2 25