How to use SPI ROM Flash Utility?

Step 1.

(1) If your mainboard has a BIOS protection jumper, change the setting to allow BIOS flashing.

(2) Make a DOS boot U Disk. (The utility in the optical disk attached will help you to do it)

Step 2. Download BIOS and BIOS utility program

(1) Please go to ECS website at http://www.ecs.com.tw and click "Download" section.

(2) Choose an appropriate model name in accordance with user's manual or based on the motherboard revision that can be

found near the AGP slot.

(3) Please copy all your download files into the U disk. (Always include 4 files: DOS4GW.exe, FPARTS.txt, FPROG.exe,

BIOS file).

Step 3.

(1) Make sure the system will boot from the U disk. After the system boot U disk, type "C :\> dir" and press "Enter" to check

the entire files in floppy A. Then type the "BIOS flash utility" and “BIOS file” after C :\>. In this case you will have to type "fprog

/f px1r10b.bin" and then press "Enter" (px1r10b.bin is your M/B BIOS ROM file name)

(2) It will take around 1 minute for the utility to finish flashing your BIOS. Please restart your system after the BIOS flash

completely as the screen below.

Beware: Please do not turn off the system while you are upgrading BIOS. It will render your BIOS corrupted

and system totally inoperative.

(3) When the BIOS flash is completed, you may restart the system.

(4) If the BIOS file which you download from the web is 1M, you must add some parameters after the command of the

flashing. You have to type “fprog /f px.bin1914 /address 0x100000 /length 1048576” and then press “Enter” (px1914.bin is

your M/B BIOS ROM file name)

Step 4. Load BIOS defaults

(1) Normally the system redetects all devices after BIOS has been upgraded. Therefore, we highly recommend reloading the

BIOS defaults after BIOS has been upgraded. This important step resets everything after the flash.

(2) The boot up screen will indicate your motherboard model and current BIOS version.

(3) Press “Del” key to enter BIOS setup when system is booted up. Use the arrows to highlight the item "Load Optimized

Defaults" and then press "Enter". System will ask "Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N)?" Press "Y" and "Enter" keys to confirm.

Then press [F10] key to save & exit setup.

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How to use WinFlash Utility? (SPI ROM) Step 1.

Execute WinFlash.exe in the Windows (98SE, ME, 2000 or XP). This utility has 5 files as below.

Step 2.

(1) Copy the BIOS file into the Winflash folder. Then click the “Start” menu and choose the “run” item. The command window will

come out. You can type “cmd” and click the “OK” button. The DOS command window under the Windows XP has been opened.

(2) Use the command to enter the Winflash folder. After that, type "C :\> dir" and press "Enter" to check the entire files in the

folder. Then type the "BIOS flash utility" and “BIOS file” after C :\> Winflash (The “Winflash” is the folder which includes your

Winflash utility and the BIOS file). In this case you will have to type "fprog /f px1r10b.bin" and then press "Enter"(px1r10b.bin is

your M/B BIOS ROM file name).

It will take 1 minute for the utility to finish flashing your BIOS. Please restart your system after the BIOS flash completely as the

screen below.

Beware: Please do not turn off the system while you are upgrading BIOS. It will render your BIOS corrupted

and system totally inoperative.

(3) When the BIOS flash is completed, you may restart the system.

(4) If the BIOS file which you download from the web is 1M, you must add some parameters after the command of the flashing. You

have to type “fprog /f px.bin1914 /address 0x100000 /length 1048576” and then press “Enter” (px1914.bin is your M/B BIOS ROM

file name)

Step 3. Load BIOS defaults

(1) Normally the system redetects all devices after BIOS has been upgraded. Therefore, we highly recommend reloading the BIOS

defaults after BIOS has been upgraded. This important step resets everything after the flash.

(2) The boot up screen will indicate your motherboard model and current BIOS version. But there has some differences between

the Winflash and flashing BIOS in DOS mode. The post screen can’t hold on when you restart your computer after you finished the

Winflash.

(3) Press “Del” key to enter BIOS setup when system is booted up. Use the arrows to highlight the item "Load Optimized Defaults"

and then press "Enter". System will ask "Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N)?" Press "Y" and "Enter" keys to confirm.

Then press [F10] key to save & exit setup.

© 2006 Elitegroup Computer Systems. All Rights Reserved