Asus TXP4-X - Manual (Page 35)

ASUS TXP4-X User’s Manual 35
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE
IV
. BIOS
(Flash Memory W
riter)
Main Menu
1. Save Current BIOS To File
This option allows you to copy the contents of the flash memory onto a floppy disk.
This gives you a backup copy of the original motherboard BIOS in case you need to
reinstall it. Create a bootable DOS diskette without AUTOEXEC.BAT and
CONFIG.SYS and save both PFLASH.EXE and the BIOS file(s) to it. Note: BIOS
FEATURES SETUP Boot Sequence needs to be set to A first in order to boot from
your disk drive A.
2. Update BIOS Main Block From File
This option updates the BIOS from a file on the disk. The file can be either a new file
or a backup file created by the “Save Current BIOS To File” option. If the boot block
in the file is different from the current boot block, this option will not update the
main block. Instead, it will display the following messages.
Boot Block of New BIOS is different from old one !!!
Please Use 'Advanced Features' to flash whole BIOS !!!
3. Advanced Features
This option displays the Advanced Features screen for clearing the PnP configura-
tion record and updating the motherboard BIOS.
Advanced Features Menu
1. Clear PNP ESCD Parameter Block
This option erases the Plug-and-Play (PnP) configuration record.
2. Update BIOS Including Boot Block and ESCD
This option updates the boot block, the baseboard BIOS, and the PnP extended sys-
tem configuration data (ESCD) parameter block from a new BIOS file.
Advanced Features
Flash Type -- SST 29EE010
Current BIOS Revision: #401A0-xxxx
Choose one of the following:
1. Clear PNP ESCD Parameter Block
2. Update BIOS Including Boot Block and ESCD
Enter Choice: [2]
Press ESC To Exit
xxxx denotes the current BIOS version stored in the Flash EPROM