American Megatrends Inc. (AMI) is a development company that produces computer motherboards and basic input/output systems (BIOS). The BIOS is typically stored in a ROM chip on the motherboard and is an integral part of every computer. It has all the code needed to control the keyboard, monitor, disk drives and other important components. Without a BIOS, the computer would simply cease to function. AMI offers updates for their basic input/output systems on their support website, provided AMI also manufactured the motherboard. To keep your computer at peak performance, you should upgrade your AMI BIOS whenever a new update is released.
Instructions
1. Identify the type of motherboard you have by using the AMI Motherboard Identification Utility (see Resources).
2. Select your motherboard from the drop-down menu on the AMI support page (see Resources), then click "Submit." You will be presented with a list of available updates for that motherboard on the following page.
3. Click on the update(s), then read the terms of service and click "I agree."
4. Click "OK" to download the update. Unzip the update folder and double-click the executable (.exe) file to install the update.
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