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Updating the BIOS

If you need a new version of the BIOS, you can download the BIOS update

from technical support on the Gateway Web site (www.gateway.com) and

install the new version from a diskette.

To update the BIOS you need to perform the following tasks in sequence:

■

Create a bootable diskette

■ Note the current BIOS settings

■

Create the BIOS update diskette

■

Update the BIOS

■

Restore the BIOS settings

To create a bootable diskette:

1 Enter DOS and type the following at the DOS prompt: format a: /s

2 Put a blank diskette in the diskette drive, then press E

NTER

3 Follow the instructions on the screen.

To note the current BIOS settings:

1 Remove the bootable diskette and restart your computer.

2 Enter BIOS Setup by pressing F1 when prompted during startup.

3 Write down the settings for each of the fields. (At the end of the BIOS

update process, you will reset the fields back to the values you recorded.)

4 Exit the BIOS Setup utility.

To create the BIOS update diskette:

Log on to the Internet.

2 Download the correct BIOS file from the technical support area of

www.gateway.com.

3 Decompress the contents of the BIOS file you downloaded and copy the

contents onto the bootable diskette.

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