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 ====== How to Flash a BIOS ====== ====== How to Flash a BIOS ======
  
-Many modern x86 board manufacturers provide BIOS upgrades in the form of a DOS application and a .BAT script.  Jetway is one such example.  Some board manufacturers, such as Soekris, require a serial XModem BIOS upgrade process, which is not covered here.+Many modern x86 board manufacturers provide BIOS upgrades in the form of a DOS application and a .BAT script.  Jetway is one such example.  Some board manufacturers, such as Soekris, require a serial XModem BIOS upgrade process, which is not covered here. The PC Engines APU boards BIOS needs to be upgraded with the ''flashrom'' utility, which is also not covered here.
  
 First, a word of warning, flashing BIOS upgrades should not be taken lightly, if you mess-up you may end up with a non-functional board.  Proceed with caution. First, a word of warning, flashing BIOS upgrades should not be taken lightly, if you mess-up you may end up with a non-functional board.  Proceed with caution.
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 **Create a DOS bootable USB Drive** **Create a DOS bootable USB Drive**
  
-Using Windows, download and install: [[http://rufus.akeo.ie/?locale=en_US|Rufus]]+Using Windows, download and install: [[https://rufus.akeo.ie/?locale=en_US|Rufus]]
  
 Plugin your USB Drive, then run Rufus, essentially using the defaults, choose  Plugin your USB Drive, then run Rufus, essentially using the defaults, choose 
-  * "MBR partition scheme for BIOS or UEFI computers"((only on newer Rufus versions))+  * "MBR partition scheme for BIOS or UEFI computers" ((only on newer Rufus versions))
   * "FAT (Default)" file system   * "FAT (Default)" file system
   * "Create a bootable disk using: FreeDOS".   * "Create a bootable disk using: FreeDOS".
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 The above step only needs to be done once, in fact if you are not a Windows fan the next step may be done on almost any operating system, OS X for example. The above step only needs to be done once, in fact if you are not a Windows fan the next step may be done on almost any operating system, OS X for example.
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 +//If you don't have access to a Windows installation, the 2nd best option is [[http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net|UNetbooting]] which is also available for Linux and Mac OS X.//
  
 **Download the BIOS upgrade** **Download the BIOS upgrade**
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   ctty com1   ctty com1
   echo Freedos on COM1:   echo Freedos on COM1:
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