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Updating the BIOS

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Updating the BIOS

If you need a new version of the BIOS, you can download the BIOS update
from Technical Support area on the Gateway Web site
(www.gatewayatwork.com) 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

Follow the detailed instructions for updating the BIOS that are included in
the self-extracting file that you can download from the Technical Support area
of Gateway’s Web site.

Important

To add BIOS support for faster processors, you may need
to update the BIOS. If you do not receive the messages
“AP microcode OK” and “BSP microcode OK” during the
boot sequence, you will need to update the BIOS.

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