Gateway E-4400 - Manual (Page 56)

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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 on the Gateway Web site (www.gateway.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
To create a bootable diskette:
1 Enter DOS and type the following at the DOS prompt: format a: /s
2 Put a blank diskette in the diskette drive, then press E NTER .
3 Follow the instructions on the screen.
To note the current BIOS settings:
1 Remove the bootable diskette and restart your computer.
2 Enter BIOS Setup by pressing F1 when prompted during startup.
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 Setup utility.
To create the BIOS update diskette:
1 Log on to the Internet.
2 Download the correct BIOS file from the technical support area of
www.gateway.com.
3 Decompress the contents of the BIOS file you downloaded and copy the
contents onto the bootable diskette.