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Acer TravelMate 630 Series BIOS Reflash Disk Readme File
Version R01-C0C,June 8, 2002
New Technology Development Dept. Platform Software Div.
Copyright (C) Acer Incorported 2002. All rights reserved.
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I. INTRODUCTION
This utility is designed to perform BIOS reflashing
to an upper version for TravelMate 630 system :
II. PREPARING A BOOTABLE BIOS REFLASH DISK AND USE IT
There may be two types of source you will get:
.A ZIP package file, or
.A source disk with uncompressed files
Step 1. Create a bootable disk.
Step 2. Decompress the ZIP file to this bootable disk if you get a ZIP
package,or copy all the files to the bootable disk if you get a
source disk.
Step 3. Put the bootable disk into TravelMate 630 series mobile, then boot.
III. USING THE ACER TravelMate 630 Series BIOS REFLASH DISK
# NOTICE !! Important !! #
# " Do not power off during a BIOS update. Otherwise your system #
# may be damaged " #
A. After Booting, You will see the massage like this (BIOS Version
may be different):
TravelMate 630 Series
BIOS Flash Service Diskette
BIOS Version C0C
Licensed Material - Property of ACER
(C) Copyright ACER Corp. 2002
All Rights Reserved.
This utility updates the system program to the current level.
Press <1> to continue, <0> to exit.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Important <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Do not power off during a BIOS update. Otherwise your system may
be damaged.
B. If you are ready to reflash BIOS, press "1", Otherwise press "0".
If you press "1", the reflash utility will check if this machine
is Acer TravelMate 630 series. If yes, You will see this massage:
TravelMate 630 Series
BIOS Flash Service Diskette
>> Warning <<
Continuing with this process will install downlevel system
program than currently installed in the system.
If unsure, do not continue.
Press <1> to continue, <0> to exit."
C. Press "1" to make sure again. The BIOS reflash utility will
re-check your system and begin to update your BIOS.
D. If the BIOS reflash is done successful, system will auto reboot
IV.Error massages:
A. HardWare Error
TravelMate 630 Series
BIOS Flash Service Diskette
>> Error <<
A hardware error occurred.
B. BIOS Update Program Error
TravelMate 630 Series
BIOS Flash Service Diskette
System BIOS update program has been cancelled.
Turn off the power and restart the system.
C. System Error
TravelMate 630 Series
BIOS Flash Service Diskette
>> Error <<
This diskette does not support this system.
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.