Winflash

Official WinFlash

WinFlash is a BIOS refresh tool for most Award and Phonix WinFlash is different from the traditional BIOS refresh operation. WinFlash does not need to go through the unstable command line input mode under DOS. It allows users to operate directly under Windows, bringing technological innovation and convenience. The PC download network provides WinFlash software download service. Welcome to download and use it!

Basic Introduction to WinFlash

WinFlash is a software used to refresh BIOS under Windows, which is applicable to most Award and Phonix No longer need to refresh the BIOS in dangerous command line mode under DOS. The new version supports Win2k, windowsXP and windows7 systems, and can support PNP for refreshing BIOS Area Award BIOS Write (WinFlash) Graphic operation under the WIN system, refresh the latest version of BIOS tool 1.97 For Win98SE/ME/2000/XPAward BIOS The function of WinFlash is basically the same as that of the AwdFlash program under DOS. It also provides the check code, date and BIOS chip type detection of BIOS. To upgrade BIOS, simply select Update from the menu BIOS

Winflash function introduction

1. Store the existing BIOS program of the system.

2. Download the new BIOS program from ASUS official website.

3. Download and update the BIOS program directly from the network.

4. View the version of the BIOS program.

Winflash installation method

1. Download the Winflash software package on this site, unzip it, double-click the "winflash. exe" program to enter the welcome installation interface, and click Next to continue

2. View the software license agreement, select Agree, and click Next to continue

3. The default installation location of the software is "C:/Program Files" (x86)/ASUS/WinFlash/", click" Browse... "to select another location for installation. After selecting the installation location, click Next to continue

4. The software installation is ready. Click Next to start the installation

5. The software is being installed, please wait

6. The software is installed successfully. Click Close to close the installation wizard

Description of WinFlash BIOS

1. Start the WinFlash program from the Start menu and open the WinFlash window. In WinFlash In the window, click "File" - "Update BIOS" command, as shown in the following figure.

2. The "Specify New BIOS File" dialog box pops up, where you can select the BIOS file to restore, as shown in the following figure.

3. Click the "Open" button, and the "Update BIOS" dialog box pops up, as shown in the following figure.

4. Click the "Update" button to start the BIOS restore and display the restore progress, as shown in the following figure.

5. Wait a moment, and a message box will pop up, prompting the user that the BIOS update is successful, as shown in Figure 5. Click the "Yes" button, and restart the Win7 flagship version of the computer to take effect. Now, complete the BIOS restore.

Click the "Yes" button, and restart the Win7 flagship version of the computer to take effect. Now, complete the BIOS restore.

WinFlash Scrub Tutorial

What is BIOS?

BIOS is the basic input/output system.

Then why brush BIOS?

BIOS is also a system. When the system is old, some functions of the motherboard will be limited. Brushing BIOS can not only add new functions, but also solve some hardware compatibility problems; The virus is rampant, and the BIOS is damaged by virus rewriting, so the motherboard cannot work. At this time, you also need to brush the BIOS; If you want to use the OEM version of the genuine operating system, you can install the genuine operating system of the brand computer by brushing the BIOS. Therefore, learning to brush BIOS is also a technology that new and old birds should know. However, BIOS flushing is a dangerous operation after all. Maybe your motherboard will "game over"! Therefore, you must take a closer look at the following BIOS operation tutorial!

The BIOS brushing tool used in this article is WinFlash Chinese Windows version, which is much easier to use than the English DOS version. It is used to refresh BIOS under Windows The new version supports Win2k/XP, 32/64 bit operating system and refresh PnP area of bios.

The following is the specific operation procedure of using WinFlash to flash BIOS:

First, we need to prepare the latest BIOS driver of the motherboard, and then run WinFlash. You can select the options in the menu or click the shortcut button in the toolbar to operate.

Before refreshing, be sure to save the original BIOS file. Click the "Save" button. In the dialog box that appears, select the path to save the file and enter the file name; After clicking Save, in the "BIOS Backup" dialog box that appears, click the "Backup" button to save the original BIOS file. The BIOS file name and extension can be any ASCII code. Because BIOS is only an executable binary code, there is no too much definition for the extension, as long as it does not exceed 3 bytes. But generally, AWARD The file extension of BIOS is: BIN.

After the original BIOS is backed up, the refresh operation can be performed. Before refreshing, we can set whether to update the content when refreshing in Update Options. Generally not selected, especially BOOT BLOCK Block should not be updated as far as possible; In case of failure to refresh or incorrect BIOS file, we can use its boot block to restore BIOS. Click the "Update" button, select the BIOS file to be upgraded in the "Open" dialog box, and click Open; At this time, if the selected BIOS file byte does not match the capacity of the BIOS chip, the warning dialog box "File byte error" will be prompted. Click OK, and the refresh prompt will still appear. At this time, be sure to carefully identify the correctness of the loaded BIOS file!!! When the correct BIOS file is called in, a refresh dialog box will appear. We just click the "Refresh" button, and the refresh program will write the BIOS file to the motherboard BIOS chip step by step according to the refresh content set in the "Refresh Settings".

After the refresh is completed, the selection box of whether to start the computer now will be prompted, because after the refresh, the new BIOS can be called only after restarting the computer, so we select "Y"; If we are not sure whether the upgraded BIOS file is correct, we can select "NO" and press the refresh step again to write the backup BIOS file again.

Precautions for WinFlash

1. When refreshing, it is the same as refreshing in DOS environment, and cannot stop or power off halfway; Therefore, if possible, it is better to use UPS and other uninterruptible power supplies.

2. Before refreshing, be sure to close anti-virus monitoring program, CPU cooling program and other background running programs; So that the refresh process is uninterrupted.

3. Before refreshing, make sure to back up the original BIOS file, just in case.

4. Refreshing is dangerous, so be careful!!!

Remedy for WinFlash brush failure

1. If the computer cannot self check (that is, the BIOS does not respond), but there is a normal startup action, that is, the keyboard light can be on when starting up, and the floppy drive light is also on, it is relatively easy to do. You can find a PCI graphics card and plug it in. In most cases, it can display normally. Then you can repeat the process of refreshing the BIOS (in DOS) to clean the BIOS. This is the simplest method.

2. If you can't find a PCI graphics card on hand, you can prepare a boot floppy disk, copy the BIOS tool and BIOS file, and then copy an Autoexec.bat batch file, and modify the content of the batch file to BIOS for example): Awdflash XXX.bin/cc/py/sn (Awdflash is Award BIOS writing tool. The parameter "/SN" means that the original BIOS does not need to be backed up when the BIOS is refreshed, "/PY" means that you are sure to update the BIOS, and "/CC" means to clear the CMOS settings after refreshing) After inserting the floppy disk, start the computer. After the floppy disk light is off, stop reading the disk, press "F1" or restart the computer. Generally, it can solve the problem of no display caused by BIOS damage. (This method is not applicable to the current machine configuration)

3. If there is no startup action and the floppy drive cannot be read when starting up, the BIOS can only be hot swapped, but this action is very dangerous. The specific operation is to find a good computer, and put Video in the CMOS of a good computer Cache,System Select Disable for Cache to backup BIOS; In the case of electrification, unplug the good CMOS chip and insert the brushed CMOS chip at the same time. Brush the BIOS you just backed up into the bad CMOS and restart it; Insert the floppy disk with the BIOS on the motherboard that is damaged, and run the BIOS brushing program. At this time, the/F parameter should be added, which means that the BIOS is forced to be flushed, and the flushed chip is put into the washed out motherboard. At this time, the floppy drive can work, and then run the program to flush the BIOS back. (This method is cumbersome, difficult to control, and not suitable for use)

4. If it doesn't work, you can only take your BIOS file and motherboard to the maintenance company and use special hardware to brush it.

Winflash FAQs

       How do I uninstall Winflash software?

Method 1: Open the computer control panel>>Programs>>Programs and Functions, find the Winflash software in the Programs and Functions panel, and right click Uninstall

Method 2: Install and open the computer butler software, select the software management option, click the uninstall option, find the Winflash software in the list, and click uninstall

Method 3: Install and open 360 Software Manager, find Winflash software in the list of uninstall options, and click Uninstall

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