Gateway E1400 Manual De Usuario
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 on the Gateway Web site (www.gateway.com) and
install the new version from a diskette.
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
1
Put a blank diskette in the diskette drive, then press
E
NTER
.
2
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.)
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.
www.gateway.com.
3
Decompress the contents of the BIOS file you downloaded and copy the
contents onto the bootable diskette.
contents onto the bootable diskette.
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