EPOX 9NPA+ULTRA

[enwar3]

I can't figure out how to update bios. Windows won't load, and i think it has something to do with updating to the latest bios, but i can't figure out how and i can't find instructions on the website.

 

[Mem]

There are three ways in which we recommend the end user flashes their BIOS. They will be termed as follows:


* The Boot Disk Method

o From: Floppy
o From: CD-Rom (for the people who have no floppy drive)

* The ALT+F2 Method


The ALT+F2 method may not be available on older mainboards with older BIOS, in such cases it is necessary to carry out the Boot Disk Method.

The ALT+F2 Method:

Download the required BIOS image file from the EPoX website.
Copy or extract the BIOS image file (named xxxxxxxx.bin) to a blank floppy disk with no bad sectors on it.
Restart the machine with the floppy disk in the floppy drive
When prompted at machine initialization, press ALT+F2 to begin performing the flashing of the BIOS.
The BIOS will automatically flash and reboot the machine.
After this, press DEL to enter the BIOS setup and select to "LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS". After doing this select to "SAVE & EXIT"
Please note that this does not create a backup of the BIOS binary file.
This does not require you to have a bootable floppy disk.


The Boot Disk Method from floppy:

1. Create a bootable floppy disk in accordance with the instructions laid out in the manual of your particular operating system. This bootable floppy needs to be able to boot to a DOS console capable of executing normal MS-DOS batch and executable files.

2. Download the required BIOS image file from the EPoX website.

3. Ensure the mainboard is set at LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS and is not overclocked in any way.

4. Copy to this floppy disk this latest copy of AWDFLASH and also a copy of the BIOS binary image file called xxxxxxxx.bin

5. Insert the diskette into drive A, reboot your system and boot from the diskette.

6. When booting is finished, type awdflash *.bin /cd/cp/cc (dependent of the name of the BIOS image file)

7. Then press return to run BIOS upgrade program. The BIOS will automatically flash and reboot the machine.

8. After this, press DEL to enter the BIOS setup and select to "LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS". After doing this select to "SAVE & EXIT"

9. Please note that this does not create a backup of the BIOS binary file.

10. For Command line help on Award Flash utility, type AWDFLASH /? at the command prompt and press return.

The Boot Disk Method from CD:

1. Incase you don't have a floppy drive in your computer than you can download a bootable ISO which offers you all files in a bootable ISO file, which you need to burn on a CD.

2. Insert the CD-Rom into CD-Rom, DVD-Player, DVD-Writer, etc., reboot your system and boot from the CD-Rom.

3. When booting is finished, type awdflash *.bin /cd/cp/cc (dependent of the name of the BIOS image file)

4.Then press return to run BIOS upgrade program. The BIOS will automatically flash and reboot the machine.

5. After this, press DEL to enter the BIOS setup and select to "LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS". After doing this select to "SAVE & EXIT"

6. Please note that this does not create a backup of the BIOS binary file, also is it not possible to back-up the BIOS on the CD.

7. For Command line help on Award Flash utility, type AWDFLASH /? at the command prompt and press return.

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