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| README file for
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| ELSA flashtool for updating the BIOS of
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| ELSA GLADIAC
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| (FLASH_R.EXE version 2.02)
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| Copyright (c) 2000 ELSA AG (Aachen, Germany)
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| ELSA AG Internet : http://www.elsa.de
| Sonnenweg 11
| 52070 Aachen
| Germany
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| ELSA Inc. Internet : http://www.elsa.com
| 1630 Zanker Road,
| San Jose, CA 95112
| USA
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| ELSA Asia Inc. Internet : http://www.elsa.com
| 7F-11, No. 188, Sec. 5
| Nanking East Road
| Taipei 105
| Taiwan, R. O. C.
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| ELSA Japan Inc. Internet : http://www.elsa.com
| Mita Suzuki Building 3F
| 5-20-14 Shiba, Minato-ku
| Tokyo 108-0014
| Japan
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| 06/08/2000, RMartyns
Table of Contents
1. Overview
2. Disk/CD Contents
3. Usage Notes
4. Release Notes
5. Notes & Warnings (!)
6. Bugfixes & Changes
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1. Overview
FLASH_R.EXE is a utility to easily update the BIOS on an
ELSA GLADIAC graphics board.
You will find a list of supported ELSA graphics boards
in section 4.1.
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2. Disk/CD Contents
The program disk/CD contains the following files:
FLASH_R.EXE the executable program
RUN386.EXE DOS extender used by FLASH_R.EXE
README.TXT this text file, including notes on the
current program release
LIESMICH.TXT German version of the text you are currently
reading
IMAGES (DIR) Subdirectory containing the BIOS images which
are used for update
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3. Usage Notes
3.1 Standard BIOS update
If you want to update the BIOS on your ELSA GLADIAC
graphics board just call FLASH_R.EXE from MS-DOS:
FLASH_R.EXE
The program looks for supported ELSA graphics boards.
If the program finds one of the supported graphics boards
in your computer, it will search for the correct BIOS image
in the directory IMAGES.
After confirmation the program will save your old BIOS to the
file C:\OLD_xxxx.bin (xxxx is a number, i.e. C:\OLD_0000.bin,
C:\OLD_0001.bin, ...) and program the new image to your
ELSA graphics board.
Notes:
- If the BIOS currently installed is the same or older than
the one in IMAGES, you will be asked if you really want to
program an old BIOS version to your graphics board.
If you confirm with 'y' your current BIOS will be saved to
C:\OLD_xxxx.bin and the older image will be programmed
to your ELSA graphics board.
3.2 Command Line Parameters
FLASH_R.EXE -f [filename]
It is possible to pass the filename of the BIOS image you want
to program to your graphics board to FLASH_R.EXE.
If you i.e. pass the name of the saved image to FLASH_R.EXE it
is possible to restore your saved BIOS version to your
ELSA graphics board:
(e.g.: FLASH_R.EXE -f C:\OLD_0000.BIN)
FLASH_R.EXE will check if the BIOS matches your graphics board.
If not you will get a note.
FLASH_R.EXE -b [directory]
This command line parameter will cause FLASH_R.EXE to save
your old BIOS (OLD_xxxx.bin) to the specified directory
instead of C:\.
(e.g.: FLASH_R.EXE -b D:\)
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4. Release Notes
4.1 Supported graphics boards
ELSA GLADIAC
The program FLASH_R.EXE will check if the BIOS image is valid
and useable with your ELSA graphics board.
4.2 DOS video support
The GLADIAC BIOS version 1.00.00 does not support video
in DOS.
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5. Notes & Warnings
5.1 Don't corrupt your BIOS!
Please make sure that while programming a new BIOS to your
ELSA graphics board you
- don't reset,
- don't switch off
or
- don't interrupt your computer in any way until it's finished!
If you interrupt FLASH_R.EXE in any way before finishing your
BIOS, you will corrupt the BIOS of your graphics board.
In this case, please phone our support.
Please wait, until FLASH_R.EXE has finished programming the new
BIOS to your ELSA graphics board.
The program FLASH_R.EXE will give you a note after it has
successfully finished the BIOS programming.
On the ELSA GLADIAC the screen will go off while acessing
the BIOS. FLASH_R.EXE will give you a note too.
5.2 Windows DOS-boxes, OS/2
Please note that the program FLASH_R.EXE doesn't work in a
Windows (95/98/2000/NT) DOS-box or under OS/2.
You have to boot a DOS system.
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6 Bugfixes & Changes
6.1 WINBOND flashes are supported