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How to use this utility ----- Flash
* Flash 3.6 * Award Flash 6.6 * ECS Flash * AMI Flash
Warning! Only for Flash ROM Using. The EPROM may be damaged if
you use this utility.
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Q. How to distinguish EPROM and Flash ROM?
A. Remove the label from ROM, if you found a "small window" on
it, it's EPROM. Please Don't run flash utility on your own
computer!!
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1. Make sure power management feature is disabled.
2. Make sure system does works on DOS real mode environment.
3. Disable all memory management application from config.sys
and autoexec.bat such as EMM386.EXE, HIMEM.SYS, QEMM.SYS ...
4. Make sure your system does supports flash ROM on_board
up_date function.
5. Make sure your system BIOS does use flash ROM, not EPROM.
6. Set flash rom enable jumper.(refer to user menu)
7. Usage:
o Syntax:
+ Flash [drive:][path] File_name
+ [path] filename:
Specifies the location and name of the file from
which you want to load.
o Example:
If you want to load the file C:\BIOS\ROM\TEST.ROM to
the flash rom, type the following syntax: flash
c:\bios\rom\test.rom and press ENTER. You also can boot
your system from A: to avoid loading config.sys and
autoexec.bat from your local Hard Drive.
8. When finish programing flash ROM, you have to restart the
system.
Note:
1. This utility supports Intel 28F010,28F001 , Catalyst 28F010,
AMD 28F010, MX 28F010, SST 29EE010 ,WINBOND W29EE011 etc..
2. Sub_directory name and BIOS file name can't be same.
3. The following main chipset can be supported in the Utility
* The flash utility Flash3.6 is for universal use:
o UMC 8498 chipset - UMC498x series models
o UMC 8880 chipset - UM881x series models
o SiS 50x chipset - SI54PAIO, SI54PVIO
o SiS 550x chipset - SI54PAIO, SI54PVIO
o SiS 551x chipset - SI55PAIO, SI56PVIO, SI57PVIO, SC58PVIO
o Intel 430FX chipset - TS54PAIO, TS54PVIO,TR5510AIO
* The flash utility Award Flash is for universal use:
o VIA VT82C598MVP chipset - P5VP-A+, P5SD-B+
o SiS 5595&530 chipset - P5SS-Me
o Intel 440BX chipset - P6BX-A+
o Elite BX chipset - P6BA-A+
* The flash utility ECSFlash is for universal use:
* Intel 430HX chipset - P5HX-A, P5HX-B, P5HX-LA
* Intel 430VX chipset - P5VX-A, P5VX-B, P5VX-Be
* Intel 430TX chipset - P5TX-A, P5TX-B, P5TX-AR, P5TX-LA, P5TX-Apro,
P5TX-Bpro
* Intel 440FX chipset - P6FX1-A, P6FX1-B, P6KFX-A
* Intel 440LX chipset - P6LX-A, P6LX2-A, P6LX-A+, P6LX-B
* Intel 440EX chipset - P6EX-MM,P6EX-Me,P6EX-A+
* SiS 5571 chipset - P5SV-B
* SiS 5582 chipset - P5SJ-A
* SiS 5598 chipset - P5SJ-B, P5SJ-AU
* SiS 5595&5591 chipset - P5SD-A,P5SD-B
*The flash utility AMIFlash is for universal use:
* Intel 440FX chipset - P6FX2-A