So I wrote to Chaintech. Here is the manual they sent me:
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CHAINTECH® MB BIOS Upgrade Manual
Upon First Use of this Motherboard Series
Please insert a clean, unformatted disk into A:\ drive and boot the system into
DOS mode. In DOS mode, please type in
C:\> FORMAT A: /S
or click on My Computer icon under Windows O/S, right click on drive A:\
and choose Format. By using the procedure above, you can create a boot
disk without AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files.
Then, copy af859b.EXE (AWDFLASH.EXE) onto your boot disk.
Warning af859b.EXE can only be executed in DOS mode and not from
MS-DOS Prompt in Windows O/S. As a result, no matter if you wish to backup
or update the BIOS content, you must create a new boot disk. Please copy
af859b.EXE into the disk which you wish to boot the system. In addition, in the
BIOS device boot sequence, you must set boot from "Floppy Drive" as the
first device in the order of boot sequence.
PS:
http://www.chaintech.com.tw/download/Tools/AF859b.exe AF859b.EXE
Use af859b.EXE (AWDFLASH.EXE) BIOS to begin refresh.
1. Use the floppy disk prepared previously.
2. After entering DOS prompt via boot disk, please copy af859b.EXE utility and
the BIOS file into the hard disk to execute in order to increase the performance
of the system. For example, please type in
COPY A:\af859b.EXE C:\
and
COPY A:\BIOSfilename.BIN C:\
(remember to type in the actual name of the BIOS). After finish copying the
files, please type in "C:\" and press to change to C:\ drive command from "A:\"
drive. Then, key in " af859b.EXE " and press . Now, the utility will begin
executing. Under File Name to Program: column, type in the BIOS filename
and hit (as shown below). Please insert the diskette containing lastest BIOS
version into the floppy drive. If you skip this process and move onto the next
one without insert the floppy into the drive, you will receive an error message
stating "WARNING! Device not ready".
CHAINTECH® MB BIOS Upgrade Manual
3. Please type in the BIOS filename from the floppy disk under "File Name to
Program:" column and hit . During refreshing, it will auto-detect the floppy
drive and the floppy disk for the BIOS file you have key in. Then, a message
will appear stating "Do You Want To Save BIOS (Y / N)", this asks you
whether you wish to backup the original BIOS utility or not.
CHAINTECH® MB BIOS Upgrade Manual
If you need it, please type in [ Y ], and hit to proceed to next step.
4. In the image above, it asks whether you wish to continue refresh the BIOS,
choose [Y] to continue proceed BIOS update procedure; Choose [ N ] for
leaving the BIOS screen, reboot the system and abandon BIOS update
procedure.
5. Choose [ Y ] and hit to proceed BIOS update. The procedure is as followed:
CHAINTECH® MB BIOS Upgrade Manual
You must not turn off the power or reboot the PC
during the process of updating BIOS Boot Block. By
doing so, you will increase the risk of unable to boot
your system. If your system does not reboot, please
consult with your local ChainTech dealers or contact
ChainTech Hotline.
6. When the procedure is complete, it will show "Flashing Complete Press to
Continue " message, hit F1 to reboot the system. Now, the system will reboot
using the new BIOS you have refreshed.
CHAINTECH® MB BIOS Upgrade Manual
Use Built-in BIOS Refresh Procedure
1. Download latest ChainTech BIOS from ChainTech WWW for newest
version BIOS and save it in a diskette.
2. Reboot the system.
3. When the system is at POST after reboot, please hold down + to view the
following image.
The BIOS message shown above is for reference. The information may not be
identical to the one shown on your screen.
4. Insert the diskette containing lastest BIOS version into the floppy drive. If
you skip this process and move onto the next one without insert the floppy into
the drive, you will receive an error message stating "WARNING! Device not
ready" .
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5. The remaining steps are identical to step "1. Use af859b.EXE BIOS to
begin refresh." section 3 to 6. Please refer to the steps shown to proceed
BIOS update.
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I apologize that I wasn't able to insert any of the screen captures from the document. I haven't had any success making the first part of this procedure work. I have both the awdflash.exe and .bin files loaded onto boot floppies but when I try going to the part where it says "
After finish copying the
files, please type in "C:\" and press to change to C:\ drive command from "A:\"
drive. Then, key in " af859b.EXE " and press . I get an error of it not recognizing the "C" parameters (or something to that effect). I have to elimnate the :\ in order to go back to the "C". Typing in "af859.EXE" does nothing nor does typing in awdflash.exe.
I'm stumped and I know that I shouldn't be. Can someone point me in the right direction?
Thanks.