Advantech, the leading global ePlatform services provider, today announced its unique embedded software management tool—BIOS Flash Utility. An embedded system is usually a closed environment, or a headless system tasked with performing one or a few dedicated functions. When a System Integrator needs to upgrade or update the BIOS, they usually need to turn off the embedded system and go into a DOS environment. However, this is not always so practical and one must be careful when updating the BIOS, usually requiring a technical person to do so—a better way would be to flash the BIOS in a Windows XP environment directly.
Now, with Advantech's BIOS Flash utility, customers can update and backup the BIOS in a Widows XP environment directly. The BIOS Flash utility allows customers to update the flash ROM BIOS version, or use it to back up the current BIOS by copying it from the flash chip to a file on their disk. The BIOS Flash utility also provides a command line version and API for fast implementation into customized applications. Alternatively, customers can add the BIOS Flash function into their embedded application by calling Advantech BIOS Flash Application Programming Interface (API), or customers can put a new BIOS file on a USB disk so their applications will read it into the BIOS automatically. With Advantech's BIOS Flash utility, updates become easier and more integrated.
Advantech's BIOS Flash utility is a tool that allows customers to update and backup the BIOS on Advantech hardware platforms—all in a user friendly interface under Windows XP.
For more details, please go to the BIOS Flash utility product page at: http://www.advantech.com.tw/products/BIOS-Flash/mod_1-338PDG.aspx
