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How to Upgrade the BIOS

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Notebook User Guide 6.7 • Discard Changes Reverts to previously selected settings. • Save Changes Saves Setup data to CMOS. • Battery Refresh Conditions the battery so that the battery can be fully charged. How to Upgrade the BIOS Your computer uses EPROM Flash BIOS chip that allows you to easily upgrade the BIOS program. When you update the BIOS, any customized settings you made are lost. To upgrade the BIOS: 1. Insert the MS-DOS startup diskette with BIOS Update driver into the USB diskette drive. 2. Power on the system with the diskette in the diskette drive. 3. On the DOS prompt, type the following command. A:\>Phlash XXXXXX.ROM (BIOS filename) or A:\>XXXXXX.BAT (Batch file for BIOS file) 4. Press to run this BIOS utility. After the system has been successfully run this program, a message similar to the following appears: Flash memory has been successfully programmed, press any key to restart the system. If the system does not restart, turn it off, then turn on again. 5. Press any key to restart this system. Contact your dealer for the latest BIOS update file. 114

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otebook User Guide
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Discard Changes
Reverts to previously selected settings.
•
Save Changes
Saves Setup data to CMOS.
•
Battery Refresh
Conditions the battery so that the battery can be fully charged.
6.7
How to Upgrade the BIOS
Your computer uses EPROM Flash BIOS chip that allows you to easily upgrade
the BIOS program. When you update the BIOS, any customized settings you
made are lost.
To upgrade the BIOS:
1.
Insert the MS-DOS startup diskette with BIOS Update driver into the USB
diskette drive.
2.
Power on the system with the diskette in the diskette drive.
3.
On the DOS prompt, type the following command.
A:\>Phlash
XXXXXX.ROM
(
BIOS filename)
or
A:\>
XXXXXX.BAT
(
Batch file for BIOS file)
4.
Press <Enter> to run this BIOS utility. After the system has been
successfully run this program, a message similar to the following appears:
Flash memory has been successfully programmed,
press any key to restart the system. If the
system does not restart, turn it off, then turn
on again.
5.
Press any key to restart this system.
Contact your dealer for the latest BIOS update file.