1. Before making any changes to your BIOS, document your old CMOS settings so that when you update your BIOS, youíll have a record of the old settings. This is very important, so that you donít run into problems later on.
2. Make a bootable floppy.
3. A. If you're running Windows 95: In Explorer, click on file, then NEW, and FOLDER. The system will then put a NEW FOLDER icon on your C drive. Right-click on the downloaded BIOS file and choose Copy from the menu. Right click on the NEW FOLDER icon and choose Paste from the menu. Double-click on the BIOS file in NEW FOLDER to extract the necessary files.
   B. If you're running Windows 3.1x: In File Manager, select Create Directory from the File pulldown menu. Type C:\TEST as the directory name and press Enter. Click once the downloaded BIOS file to highlight it, choose Move from the File pulldown menu, and type C:\TEST in the box provided. Double-click on the BIOS now in the Test directory to extract the neccesary files.
4. Copy the files onto the bootable floppy in the same manner as 2, only to the A drive. Donít copy the original compressed file to the disk or youíll run out of room, and donít copy the command.com file if there is one. All others should be copied.
5. Reboot with the diskette containing the BIOS files in your A drive and the system will automatically take you to the BIOS program. Proceed with the BIOS update, carefully following the instructions.

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