IPC Manufacturing, Industrial PC Motherboard Manufacturers - BIOSTAR (2024)

If BIOS update is not successful or failed, system cannot boot properly and Boot Blocker function will be activated. Users can recover the BIOS back when following error message appear on the screen.If motherboard has on-board VGA, the screen might go black. Then it needs to use AGP or PCI VGA card on the motherboard to see the screen output.BIOS ROM checksum errorDetecting floppy drive A media!KINSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTERTo recover the BIOS, follow the procedure for backup.1.Make a bootable DOS floppy disk then copy AWDFLASH.exe utility and correct BIOS file.2.Insert the disk into floppy drive and press Enter key.3.System will boot-up to DOS prompt.4.Type Awdflash xxxxxxx.bf /sn/py/r in DOS prompt.5.System will update the BIOS automatically and restart.6.After restart, BIOS has been recovered and system will work properly.Note: xxxxxxx.bf will be the BIOS file name.It can also support the BIOS format other then BF/BS extention.For example to use P4TSE's BIOS for recovering. Type Awdflash TSE0319.BF /sn/py/r in DOS prompt.For example to use U8668D's BIOS for recovering.Type Awdflash U8668R23.DDR /sn/py/r in DOS prompt.