- make BIOS DOS bootable
- To make a bootable DOS floppy, you must have either a Windows 95 or Windows V3.1 or DOS system.
- Under Windows 95, select EXPLORER - DISK - FORMAT Check the box that is labelled MAKE SYSTEM DISK
- Under Windows V3.1 or DOS, enter DOS PROMPT mode. At the DOS prompt switch to the A:\>drive and type :
A:\> FORMAT/S
- Windows NT does not have a utility for creating bootable DOS floppies.
- After creating the floppy, copy all the unzipped files from the directory that contained the .ZIP files.
- boot from BIOS diskette:
Insert the newly created floppy and power on the system to be updated.
- A:\> phlash/mode=3 bios.rom <enter> Upon flash completion the system will reboot.
Upon this reboot the system may give you an error and tell you to run setup.
To clear this error, do the following:
- hit F2 during POST to go into setup
- The system will indicate that it will load factory defaults. Hit <enter> to accept defaults
- Go to EXIT main menu in setup and choose "Exit and Save Changes". The system will save the factory default settings and reboot. It should now reboot with no errors.
- If the system requires modifications to the default BIOS they
must be made manually after reboot
Entering BIOS
To enter BIOS, power on the system and wait for memory to complete self-test. You will note that some monitors will take a long time to start displaying the power-up messages, thus you will have to push the RESET button located next to the power switch to get back to the required display.
Once memory testing is complete, a display on the bottom of the screen will prompt the following:
Press [F2] to enter SETUP
Once memory testing is complete, a display on the bottom of the screen will prompt the following:
Press [F2] to enter SETUP
Only while this message is being displayed can you successfully enter SETUP by pressing [F2]. Hold [F2] down for several seconds to
assure that the power-up code recognizes a key has been hit.
