Gateway E-5400 - Manual (Page 75)

68 Using the BIOS Configuration Manager
Updating the BIOS
Flash memory simplifies distributing BIOS upgrades. If you need a new version
of the BIOS, you can download the BIOS update from technical support on
the Gateway Web site and install the new version from a diskette.
To update the BIOS you need to perform the following tasks in sequence:
■ Create a bootable diskette
■ Note the current BIOS settings
■ Create the BIOS update diskette
■ Update the BIOS
■ Restore the BIOS settings
To create a bootable diskette:
1 Insert a blank, 3½-inch diskette into drive A:.
2 Insert the System Restoration CD into the CD drive, go to the utilities tab ,
then select Boot Disk to format the diskette and make it bootable.
To note the current BIOS settings:
1 Remove the bootable diskette and restart your computer.
2 Enter the BIOS Configuration Manager by selecting Enter Setup with your
mouse when the Gateway Logo screen appears.
3 Write down the settings for each of the fields. (At the end of the BIOS
update process, you will reset the fields back to the values you recorded.)
4 Exit the BIOS Configuration Manager.
To create the BIOS update diskette:
1 Go to the Gateway Web site
(www.gateway.com/product/drivers/BIOS/pentium.shtml).
2 Download the appropriate file (you will need to know your BIOS version
number) to your hard drive.
3 Double-click on the file to unzip it, then copy autoexec.bat,
newflash.exe, and wpgbios.bin to the diskette.
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