Special Note:

The BIOS and DEVICE DRIVERS contained here are exclusively for Micro-Star
products only Micro-Star assu!es no responsi"ility for any da!a#es resultin#
fro! i!proper use or lac$ of technical expertise
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Award BIOS Flash Procedure
2 0no3 your !odel nu!"er
a Open your case and loo$ for the MS-4444 nu!"er on the !other"oard
"et3een the .CI slots5 also chec$ the version nu!"er that is 3ritten there as
3ell 6So!e !other"oards are na!ed li$e 07' Dia!ond8 !a$e sure you have the
ri#ht version nu!"er9
" Boot up your syste! : ta$e a loo$ at the top left screen durin# .OST5 you
should see so!ethin# li$e ;%<2=='MS V22 =>2<=?@ This !eans the "oard is
MS-<2== 3ith BIOS version 22
-intA Many syste!s are clearin# this !essa#e very fast5 the "ios version is then
unreada"le5 and you can either press ;.&1SE@ or disa"le the ;Buic$ Boot@ in the
BIOS setup
> Do3nload the BIOS that !atches your !other"oard &'D version nu!"er
6so!e !other"oards are na!ed li$e 07' Dia!ond8 !a$e sure you have the ri#ht
version nu!"er9 BIOS can "e found accordin# to the C.1 type of your "oard li$e
if your C.1 is &MD CDC type then loo$ here
httpAEE#lo"al!sico!t3EindexphpF
funcGprodpa#e>:!aincatHnoG2:cat>HnoG2<2
D Extract the BIOS-archive that you have do3nloaded "y dou"le clic$in# to
cAItest
J Boot your syste! fro! a %inC7 or %inME "oot-floppy
-o3 to !a$e "oot floppy in case your donKt have it readyA
+or %inC45 /ou can type LCAI for!at aAEsM fro! the DOS pro!pt
+or %inME5 /ou can !a$e a "oot floppy fro! control panel--N addEre!ove
pro#ra!--N!a$e "oot floppy Re!ove autoexec"at : confi#sys file if there*s
any
+or %in>===5 there*s no 3ay to !a$e "oot floppy5 so you have to either use
%inC4 or %inME "oot floppy
+or %in4.5 you can !a$e a DOS "oot dis$ (o to /our Co!puter5 ri#ht clic$ drive
&A5 select +or!at5 select copy syste! files
? %hen you #et the &AI pro!pt5 type the follo3in# seOuenceA
CA PenterN
cdItest PenterN
CAItestN a3dfl7Q? BIOS file
6To save or not to save old BIOS is the userKs decision9
Q Re"oot your syste! 3hen pro!pted
AMI BIOS Flash Procedure
2 0no3 your !odel nu!"er
a Open your case and loo$ for the MS-4444 nu!"er on the !other"oard
"et3een the .CI slots5 also chec$ the version nu!"er that is 3ritten there as
3ell 6so!e !other"oards are na!ed li$e .J? Dia!ond5 !a$e sure you have the
ri#ht version nu!"er9
" Boot up your syste! : ta$e a loo$ at the top left screen durin# .OST5 you
should see so!ethin# li$e ;&<?2QIMS V2J =7><=7@ This !eans the "oard is MS-<?2Q 3ith
BIOS version 2J
-intA Many syste!s are clearin# this !essa#e very fast5 the "ios version is then
unreada"le5 and you can either press ;.&1SE@ or disa"le the ;Buic$ Boot@ in the
BIOS setup
> Do3nload the BIOS that !atches your !other"oard &'D version nu!"er
6so!e !other"oards are na!ed li$e .J? Dia!ond5 !a$e sure you have the ri#ht
version nu!"er9 BIOS can "e found accordin# to the C.1 type of your "oard li$e
if your C.1 is Intel <<? type then loo$ here
httpAEE#lo"al!sico!t3EindexphpF
funcGprodpa#e>:!aincatHnoG2:cat>HnoG2<=
D Extract the BIOS-archive that you have do3nloaded "y dou"le clic$in# to
cAItest
J Boot your syste! fro! a %inC7 or %inME "oot-floppy
-o3 to !a$e "oot floppy in case your donKt have it readyA
+or %inC45 /ou can type LCAI for!at aAEsM fro! the DOS pro!pt
+or %inME5 /ou can !a$e a "oot floppy fro! control panel--N addEre!ove
pro#ra!--N!a$e "oot floppy Re!ove autoexec"at : confi#sys file if there*s
any
+or %in>===5 there*s no 3ay to !a$e "oot floppy5 so you have to either use
%inC4 or %inME "oot floppy
+or %in4.5 you can !a$e a DOS "oot dis$ (o to /our Co!puter5 ri#ht clic$ drive
&A5 select +or!at5 select copy syste! files
? %hen you #et the &AI pro!pt5 type the follo3in# seOuenceA
CA PenterN
cdItest PenterN
CAItestN afudJ>DJ BIOS file
6to save or not to save old BIOS is the userKs decision9
Q Re"oot your syste! 3hen pro!pted
Flashing the BIOS for Non-FAT file syste
2 0no3 your !odel nu!"er
a Open your case and loo$ for the MS-4444 nu!"er on the !other"oard
"et3een the .CI slots5 also chec$ the version nu!"er that is 3ritten there as
3ell 6So!e !other"oards are na!ed li$e D0&<C=(4 .latinu!8 !a$e sure you
have the ri#ht version nu!"er9
" Boot up your syste! : ta$e a loo$ at the top left screen durin# .OST5 you
should see so!ethin# li$e ;&<??=&MS V2> =C=?=7@ This !eans the "oard is MS-
<??= 3ith BIOS version 2>
-intA Many syste!s are clearin# this !essa#e very fast5 the "ios version is then
unreada"le5 and you can either press ;.&1SE@ or disa"le the ;Buic$ Boot@ in the
BIOS setup
> Do3nload the BIOS that !atches your !other"oard &'D version nu!"er
6so!e !other"oards are na!ed li$e D0&<C=(4 .latinu!8 !a$e sure you have
the ri#ht version nu!"er9 BIOS can "e found accordin# to the C.1 type of your
"oard li$e if your C.1 is &MD &M>R type then loo$ here
httpAEE#lo"al!sico!t3EindexphpF
funcGprodpa#e>:!aincatHnoG2:cat>HnoG2<2
D Extract the file you have do3nloaded to a floppy 6not the 3in MEEC7 startup
floppy9 "y dou"le cloc$in# the file in 3indo3s !ode and supplyin# the path aAI

J Boot the co!puter usin# 3indo3s ME or 3indo3s C7 startup dis$ It !ust "e
one of these) & plain "oot dis$ 3ill not "e #ood enou#h
If you do not have %indo3s ME or C7 to create the floppy you can !a$e one on a
friend*s co!puter

? %hen "oot is done there 3ill "e a !essa#e on the screen sho3in#ASDia#nostic
tools 3ere successfully loaded to driveS follo3ed "y a sin#le letter
This letter is the letter assi#ned to the R&MDRIVE This R&MDRIVE is a virtual
drive in the syste! !e!ory and can "e accessed and controlled li$e any other
drive 3ith DOS co!!ands such asA
MD - Ma$e Directory
Copy - copy a file
Delete - Delete a file

There is one i!portant difference 3hich is that "ein# in the syste! !e!ory this
drive is 3iped once the co!puter is restarted or shut do3n

Q Replace the startup floppy 3ith the one containin# the flash utility and "ios
ROM files previously extracted in 3indo3s

< Copy the > files to the R&MDRIVE "y usin# the DOS co!!and copy
-ere is an exa!ple5 in this exa!ple the flash utility is &+1DJ>DJE4E 5the ROM
file is &<??=&MS2>= and the R&MDRIVE letter assi#n!ent is D

copy &+1DJ>DJexe dAI
copy &<??=&MS2>= dAI

7 Chan#e the current 3or$in# directory to the R&MDRIVE root directory5 3ith the
exa!ple case of the R&MDRIVE "ein# drive D this is done "y si!ply done 3ith the
co!!and dA

C Execute the flash utility 3ith the ROM file as a co!!and line ar#u!ent5 3ith
this exa!pleA
afudJ>DJ &<??=&MS2>=

If you 3ish to save the current "ios you !ust specify the full path aAIfilena!e
Specifyin# only a file na!e 3ill save the "ios to the R&MDRIVE 3hich 3ill "e
3iped after restartin# the co!puter and the file 3ill not "e saved

aAI"iosold is an exa!ple of the correct 3ay to save the "ios

2= Re"oot your syste! 3hen pro!pted
2> If your syste! doesn*t "oot after you flashed5 please refer to the BIOS
recovery !ethod as descri"ed
!eflash BIOS "y #SB $is% #nder $OS Mode Procdure
2 0no3 your !odel nu!"er
a Open your case and loo$ for the MS-4444 nu!"er on the !other"oard
"et3een the .CI slots5 also chec$ the version nu!"er that is 3ritten there as
3ell 6So!e !other"oards are na!ed li$e .J? Dia!ond8 !a$e sure you have the
ri#ht version nu!"er9
" Boot up your syste! : ta$e a loo$ at the top left screen durin# .OST5 you
should see so!ethin# li$e ;&<?2QIMS V2J =7><=7@ This !eans the "oard is MS-
<?2Q 3ith BIOS version 2J
-intA Many syste!s are clearin# this !essa#e very fast5 the "ios version is then
unreada"le5 and you can either press ;.&1SE@ or disa"le the ;Buic$ Boot@ in the
BIOS setup
> Do3nload the BIOS that !atches your !other"oard &'D version nu!"er
6so!e !other"oards are na!ed li$e .J? Dia!ond8 !a$e sure you have the ri#ht
version nu!"er9 to your 1SB devise BIOS can "e found accordin# to the C.1
type of your "oard li$e if your C.1 is Intel <<? type then loo$ here
httpAEE#lo"al!sico!t3EindexphpF
funcGprodpa#e>:!aincatHnoG2:cat>HnoG2<=
Or if your C.1 is &MD &M>R type then loo$ here
httpAEE#lo"al!sico!t3EindexphpF
funcGprodpa#e>:!aincatHnoG2:cat>HnoG2<2
D Extract the BIOS-archive that you have do3nloaded "y dou"le clic$in# to
"oota"le 1SB device
J Boot your syste! fro! a 1SB device
? %hen you #et the DOS pro!pt5 type the follo3in# seOuenceA
6assu!in# 1SB +lash drive uses +AE 6+ .ro!pt9
+ANcdPspaceN 4444V446docu!ent na!e9 PenterN
+AI4444V44NafudJ>DJPspaceN&4444IMS4446"ios na!e9 PenterN
Q Re"oot your syste! 3hen pro!pted