Upgrading the system BIOS on your AMD Athlon XP computer is necessary when a new BIOS revision has emerged, clearing up bug issues present in previous revisions and increasing the speed potential of your computer. Accomplish this by flashing the BIOS of the Athlon computer from DOS, a process which takes less than 10 minutes to successfully complete.
Instructions
1. Insert the blank disk into your Athlon XP computer.
2. Navigate to the page of your computer manufacturer. Click on the "Downloads" link, enter the model number of your computer, and click "Search" to find the latest BIOS file and BIOS utility. Click "Download" for both and save them to the disk.
3. Insert the boot disk into the computer. Restart your Athlon XP computer and press any key when prompted to boot into DOS.
4. Insert the disk containing the new BIOS files. Type "a:'update' " and press "Enter," replacing "update" with the full name of the update utility; for instance, awdflash.exe.
5. Type in "a:'new' " and press "Enter," replacing "new" with the name of your updated BIOS file; for instance, BIOS1234.bin.
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