Every computer has motherboard firmware called the Basic Input Output System, or BIOS for short. This firmware controls startup processes for your computer's operating system, as well as some plug-n-play features. Award is a brand of BIOS software that comes installed on certain motherboards. From time to time, you will need to update, or "flash," your computer's BIOS to get the newest version. The Award website directs you to use the free BIOSAgentPlus utility to update the Award BIOS.
Instructions
1. Download the BIOSAgentPlus utility (see Resources).
2. Double-click the BIOSAgentPlus file to start the BIOS scan. This will report outdated BIOS firmware on your computer.
3. Click the download icon to download the update as a .zip folder.
4. Right-click and extract the files from the .zip folder.
5. Double-click the extracted Winflash.exe file to launch the updater.
6. Click "File," and then click "Update BIOS" from the menu.
7. Select the eSupport BIOS .bin file, and click "Open." This .bin will look like a string of letters and numbers and have a ".bin" extension.
8. Click the "Update" button, and allow the program to update your BIOS.
9. Reboot your computer when prompted.
10. Press the "DEL" key on bootup to enter the CMOS. You will be prompted to save the changes to the CMOS by pressing an indicated key on your keyboard.
11. Allow the computer to boot into Windows with your updated Award BIOS.
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