At 06:58 PM 09/11/2000, Bill Nussbaumer wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>I need the latest BIOS before upgrading my processor and want to be sure
>I'm getting the procedure exactly right before flashing my Award BIOS on my
>Abit BE6-II Motherboard rev. 1.01.
>
>Question 1: Deciding which BIOS to use.
>
>Currently installed BIOS:  QJ
>
>Updated BIOS:  (See Below)
>
>This is confusing (read below but you may want to see web page for what I'm
>talking about)  www.abit-usa.com downloads section.
>
>Latest version supports 1Gig PIII -->  Listed file name is UH  but is
>listed as RV and the downloaded file is RV.
>
>Note:  RV is the same label as two revisions ago.  Odd!
>
>I could go with SH (I don't need 1 Gig Support).
>
>
>Question 2:
>
>Can I just boot with a DOS floppy and run awdflash.exe without any command
>line parameters?
>
>(awdflash version 7.72 - latest)
>
>I'm confused whether or not I need to use any parameters like given in
>Abit's example.
>
>i.e.  awdflash beh_rv.bin /cc /cd /cp /py /sn /cks /r
>
>I don't know what all those parameters do.


The problem is that the page on both the US site and Tiawan site
are linked to the wrong file.  You can download the proper file by
using this URL in your browser:
     ftp://ftp.abit.com.tw/pub/bios/be6-II/
                      or
     ftp://ftp.abit-usa.com/pub/bios/be6-II/

The list of switches listed are to make the Bios upgrade simplistic
so as not to confuse someone who has never done this before.  You
can also just execute the AWDFLASH.EXE file and follow the prompts
in the Window.  Be sure to have the new Bios BIN file name written
down, as you cannot look it up while performing the upgrade.

As far as the switches, the file will display them for you if you type
this:   AWDFLASH /?
Here is the information it will provide:

  Usage:  AWDFLASH [FileName1] [FileName2] [/<sw>[/<sw>...]]
       FileName1 : New BIOS Name For Flash Programming
       FileName2 : BIOS File For Backing-up the Original BIOS
   <Swtches>
     ?: Show Help Messages
    py: Program Flash Memory
    pn: No Flash Programming
    sy: Backup Original BIOS To Disk File
    sn: No Original BIOS Backup
    Sb: Skip BootBlock programming
    sd: Save DMI data to file
    cp: Clear PnP(ESCD) Data After Programming
    cd: Clear DMI Data After Programming
    cc: Clear CMOS Data After Programming
     R: RESET System After Programming
    cks: Show update Binfile checksum
    Tiny: Occupy lesser memory
     E: Return to DOS When Programming is done
     F: Use Flash Routines in Original BIOS For Flash Programming
    LD: Destroy CMOS Checksum And No System Halt For First Reboot
        After Programming
    cksXXXX: Compare Binfile CheckSum with XXXX

  Example: AWDFLASH 2a59i000.bin /py/sn/cd/cp/cks2635


      Bob Wright
The NOSPIN Group

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