WARNING:  THIS BIOS FLASH UTILITY SHOULD ONLY BE USED ON A SOLO 9100 Revision Code E6.0 or Highher only!!!
This flash will update your BIOS to version 8.40

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The ROM should be flashed if:

1) You are updating to a newer BIOS revision.
2) A Gateway 2000 technician has told you to flash/re-flash the computer.
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If there is still confusion about how to flash the Solo 9100 bios after 
reading the instructions below, please contact Gateway Mobile Systems 
Technical Support for assistance.

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To flash/re-flash the computer, follow the following steps:


1.  Extract or copy bios files to a floppy diskette.
2.  Make sure the system is plugged into A/C.
3.  Boot clean to the hard disk drive or to a bootable system diskette.
    (see ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS below for further detail on how to boot clean)
4.  Insert the diskette with the bios upgrade files into the floppy drive 
    and switch to the floppy drive by typing "A:" if necessary.
5.  Type "NEWBIOS.BAT" and press <ENTER> to start the bios flash process.
    NOTE:  The program will then attempt to detect the system type and 
    install the appropriate bios.  After the bios has been installed, the 
    system will turn itself off or reboot.
6.  When the system reboots, press "F2" to enter the setup utility.  An 
    error,"CMOS CHECKSUM INVALID, DEFAULT VALUES WILL BE LOADED," will be 
    likely to occur.  
7.  Verify any previously customized CMOS settings are intact.
8.  Move to the EXIT menu screen, select "Save Changes & Exit", press 
    <ENTER>, and press <ENTER> on continue.
9.  The system will start to reboot.  Remove the floppy diskette from the 
    disk drive.
    
You have finished installing the new bios!


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Additional questions:


 *** How do I Extract or copy files to a floppy diskette ***
Extract the files to a floppy diskette by copying the dowloaded bios file 
to a blank formatted diskette.  Once the file has been copied to the floppy, 
extract the files by typing the EXE file name and then pressing enter.
OR
If the extracted files have already been copied to a directory on the Hard 
Drive, copy them to a blank diskette.


 *** How do I BOOT CLEAN ***
If running DOS/Windows for Workgroups: 
   Remove all floppy disks from the system.
   Press CTRL+ALT+DEL simultaneously.
   When the message "Starting MS-DOS..." appears on the screen, press the 
   <F5> key.

If running WINDOWS 95:
   Remove all floppy disks from the system.
   Press CTRL+ALT+DEL simultaneously.
   When the message "Starting Windows 95..." appears on the screen, press 
   the <F8> key.
   Select "Safe mode command prompt only" and press <ENTER>.

If running WINDOWS NT or booting to a system disk:
   Insert the Solo 23/9100 or 5100 boot diskette which came with your system
   or another bootable diskette into the floppy drive.
   Turn the system on and allow to boot from a "powered-off" state.
   Press <F5> or <F8> depending on the boot message "Starting MS-DOS" or 
   "Starting Windows 95".