P3FLASH.EXE Version: BP3__1O Use on: Aptiva 21xx-62P, 66P and 67P systems only Contents of disk: This is a bootable diskette that updates the BIOS software on the system. Operating system requirements: The program used to make the BIOS diskette self-extracting does not support Windows NT. This program does support all operating systems which were preloaded on Aptiva systems that require BIOS updates. Downloading the file: 1. Click on file link. 2. Select OK to copy file to your local disk. 3. Save as file name, P3FLASH.EXE and select drive "C". Choose OK. This will download the file to your hard disk. Extracting the file to diskette: At a DOS or OS/2 prompt enter P3FLASH. This command will extract the necessary files to a floppy diskette. Follow the onscreen prompts and insert a floppy diskette into drive A. Executing this file will run a program which creates a bootable floppy. Booting the computer off of the bootable floppy will flash the BIOS, updating it to the most current level. 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