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Performance BIOS for AB30 		    	    AB309027   08/20/2001

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Notes

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Use this BIOS at your own risk!!! Flashing the wrong performance BIOS on 

the wrong PCB version will cause total boot failure. Please refer to the

following page for mainboard PCB & BOM identification :

http://www.spacewalker.com/english/support/faq/top10QA/mbinfo.htm



This performance BIOS is intended for advanced/power user use only, 

since this BIOS is specially tuned and for use in conjunction with 

"qualified" hardware devices which meets the performance BIOS requirement.



If after Bios flash, the system does not boot or give blank screen 

please remove power cord and clear CMOS, try other DDR/SD-RAM and H/W devices. 

If still the same then try removing onboard 3V battery for 1~3 min, clear 

CMOS and retry. Make sure that if you wish to clear CMOS by jumper, please 

remove power cord first! More information is available from :

http://www.spacewalker.com/english/support/faq/top10QA/mbInstall.htm



Otherwise if the mainboard is dead please take the original non-performance

BIOS to an EEPROM programmer and have the Bios Firmware reprogrammed. 



For P4 mainboards, please use qualified P4 power supply. Please also make 

sure that the power connectors from the power supply are plugged into the

ATX power connector, ATX AUX power connector and ATX 12V power connector.

The mainboard will not function if either one of the power connectors are

not plugged into the mainboard.





Bios flash instructions

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1. Make a bootable floppy disk

http://www.spacewalker.com/english/support/faq/top10QA/dosboot.htm

2. Extract the ZIP file into a bootable floppy disk

3. Restart, boot from floppy a: into DOS prompt 

4. Type awdflash BiosName.bin /cc/cd/cp/py/sn/r

this flash command will clear CMOS data and restart system after BIOS

flash programming completed. After system restarts, please load optimized

setting in BIOS setup.

  Or just type awdflash BiosName.bin in DOS prompt, restart system and 

load Optimized Setting in Bios Setup Menu.



Please refer to the following page for more information :

http://www.spacewalker.com/english/support/faq/top10QA/dosboot.htm