
-= IMPORTANT Notice from AZZA Support =-  (1.0)

Before proceeding with reflashing your BIOS, please check carefully if your 
original system BIOS information matches closely the "BIOS information" 
listed below on e.g. board model, BIOS size or IO chip.
You can find the information for your current BIOS on the system startup 
screen and for BIOS size please refer to your board manual or check the 
size of a saved system BIOS.

To save the system BIOS with the Award Flash (AWDFLASH.EXE) utility
Boot DOS only and enter on the commandline:
    AWDFLASH dummy MyBIOS.BIN /sy/pn 
This will safe your current system BIOS in MyBIOS.BIN.

Next enter on the commandline:
  DIR  MyBIOS.BIN
to see the size in bytes of your system BIOS.

When in doubt how to proceed, please check on the Support forum of the 
AZZA website, at www.azza.com.tw , for more information.

-= Award Flash Utility Notice=-
Please note that Award Flash utility will prompt you on mismatching 
BIOS product strings and BIOS flash type.
 

-= How to read BIOS strings =-

- BIOS Sign-on string format -
[Release date]  [BIOS type]  FOR  [List of AZZA models]  [ IO chip or special BIOS features]

- BIOS Product string format -
[BIOS Date] - [Chipset ID string ] - [BIOS ID] - [Version number]


-= BIOS Information =-
BIOS file:	5VMD.BIN
Size:     	128 KB (1Mbit)
BIOS date:	09/27/00
BIOS ID:	2A5LEP8F
Release date:	09/27/2000
Signon string:	09/27/2000 W83877 FOR 5VMD (Y2K READY)
Product string:	09/27/2000-VP3-586B-W877-2A5LEP8FC-00
Description:	IO chip: W83877AF

