Information and Instructions about this download file ======================= File Description: Gateway(r) Notebook M250, MX3000 series, and S-7200N BIOS Version: 69.12.04 Operating System: Microsoft(r) Windows(r) XP Part Number: BIOS6912 Date: 11/30/2005 ======================= Table of Contents ======================= Overview Identification Installation Removal Troubleshooting Reason for Update Applicable Part Numbers ======================= Overview This is BIOS version 69.12.04 for the Gateway notebook computers listed in the Applicable Part Numbers section below. The BIOS should be flashed if: 1. You are updating to a newer BIOS revision. 2. A Gateway technician has told you to flash or re-flash the computer. Identification If you have a Gateway notebook computer listed in the Applicable Part Numbers section below, upgrade to this BIOS. Installation Download the BIOS file to the desktop, and then perform the following steps. Note: This BIOS update runs in Windows using the WinPhlash utility. Before starting this procedure, close or disable ALL programs. This includes active anti-virus scans and programs in the systray. Close programs in the systray by right-clicking, or alternate-clicking, each icon, and then if available, clicking Disable, Exit, or Close. Because many programs can affect the way this flash is completed, it is critical that all programs are closed. 1. Verify if WinPhlash is installed and listed under All Programs on the Start menu. If the file is not in the afformentioned location please use the executable Winphlash.exe that is included in the download. 2. If you have not already done so, locate and double-click the BIOS6912.exe file that you originally downloaded from the Internet and execute the file. Files are extracted to the C:\Cabs\BIOS6912 folder. 3. Under the C:\Cabs\6204\Winphlash folder click on the Winplash.exe file 4. In the Phoenix WinPhlash dialog box, verify that Backup BIOS and Flash BIOS with new setting is selected. 5. Click Browse on Specify new BIOS file. Browse to C:\Cabs\BIOS6912\GW691204.ROM, and then click Flash BIOS. 6. In the Phoenix WinPhlash dialog box, click OK. 7. The BIOS is flashed. 8. After the BIOS has completed, click Restart. Removal Because a computer must have a BIOS to operate, there is no removal process. The BIOS cannot be removed after it has been upgraded. Troubleshooting If you have trouble flashing the BIOS, try the process again following the steps listed in the Installation section of this document. If you are still unable to flash the BIOS, verify that you are actually attempting to flash the BIOS on a Gateway M250, MX3000 Series, or S-7200N notebook computer and not on any other computer. If this process still fails, contact technical support. Reason for Update This Bios helps resolve an external monitor recognition issue. Applicable Part Numbers Gateway M250: 2900782 - Gateway M250 2900783 - Gateway M250 3400087 - Gateway M250 3400088 - Gateway M250 3401842 - Gateway M250 3401949 - Gateway M250 3401951 - Gateway M250 1008469 - Gateway M250E 1008545 - Gateway M250ES 1008470 - Gateway M250G 1008476 - Gateway M250GS MX3000 Series: 5949 - Gateway MX3610 S-7200N Series: 1008584 - Gateway S-7200NDownload Driver Pack
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