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	          +   BIOS FLASHING INSTRUCTIONS  +
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         The following instructions explain how to flash the
            system BIOS of your PC from a floppy diskette. 
         These instructions apply to the HP flash program called PHLASH.
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CONTENTS

  1. Creating the BIOS installation diskette
  2. Flashing the BIOS
  3. Parameters
  4. Error messages and warnings.
  5. Making the diskette's label

1. CREATING THE BIOS INSTALLATION DISKETTE
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  a. Create a system diskette
  b. Copy the contents of this directory onto this diskette:
     copy *.* A:
     (Assuming that your diskette drive is A:)

2. FLASHING THE BIOS
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       a. Insert the BIOS installation diskette into the A: (B:)
          drive
       b. Boot the PC from the diskette to ensure a clean boot.
       c. Launch the flashing command by typing from A: (B:) the
          following command:
          
          Flash

    
3. PARAMETERS (FOR ADVANCED USERS ONLY)
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  The following parameters can be used behind the phlash.exe program.
  
  /H      displays the help screen with all parameters available
  /B      Binary file to be loaded as platform.bin
  /V      Compare BIOS image file and flash EEPROM after
          flashing
  /C      BIOS will automatically load CMOS default at
          following boot
  /P      Production mode: no screen ouptuts, no beeps,
          auto reboot
  /S      Silent: no beeps
  /EXIT   Exit to DOS instead of rebooting

Ex: phlash.exe /B=Platform.bin /CS /V 


4. ERRORS MESSAGES AND WARNINGS
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  If you get the flash error messages described below,
  follow the instructions as given:
  
  CANNOT FLASH USING USER PASSWORD, USE ADMIN PWD
  it is because you have enabled password on boot and
  booted as a user. User boot doesn't allow flashing BIOS.
  ==> Reboot with your ADMIN password.

  
5. MAKING THE DISKETTE'S LABEL
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  Texts to be written on diskette's label are given in the
       attached "disk.txt" file in the following fields:
     * Title
     * Subtitle
     * Version
     * Copyright 1
     * Copyright 2

  Example :
     * Title=HP Vectra VL 5/xxx Series 4
     * SubTitle=DMI Flashable BIOS
     * Version=GT.07.2324
     * Copyright1=Copyright (c) Hewlett-Packard Co. 1997
     * Copyright2=Copyright (c) Phoenix Technologies Ltd, 1995 


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