For new BIOS versions (v2.12d or above)

Definitions:

Boot Disk - Refers to either a Windows 95 or Windows 98 boot disk. Any other type of boot disk might load memory resident programs which will interfer with the flash process. Make sure you hit the F5 key when the boot disk first starts running to make sure no other programs are loaded in the back ground without your knowledge.

Bios Flash Package -  Unzip the entire bios package to a seperate clean floppy.  Insure there are 3 files that are unpacked during the unzip process

Requirements:

Two separate diskettes are needed. The first diskette is the Windows 95/98 Boot Disk. The second diskette should contain the 3 files needed to flash the bios.  These files are provided when you unzip the bios flash package from the website.

Procedure:

At the A: prompt simply type in "flash" and the rest will be handled by the files included in your download.

For previous BIOS versions (below 2.12d)

You must use the "phlash16 " BIOS flash utility (from link above) for Thunder K7.
You must use a Win98 DOS diskette or newer. DOS 6.22 will not work.
To flash the BIOS, type: phlash16 biosfile.rom
 

04/15/03

2462_214.zip

TYAN  S2462 Thunder K7 V2.14
New features and Fixes :
Added support for the Athlon MP 2800+

02/03/03

2462_213.ZIP

TYAN  S2462 Thunder K7 V2.13
New features and Fixes :
Add support for MP 2400+ & MP 2600+
Add legacy support to front USB headers

09/30/02

2462_212d.ZIP

TYAN  S2462 Thunder K7 V2.12d
New features and Fixes :
Adds error message display when running unsupported non-MP CPU.

08/16/02

2462v212.exe

TYAN  S2462 Thunder K7 V2.12
New features and Fixes :
Add new processor support, work around for NVIDIA chipset non-PCI compliance AGP card, work round for ATI Radeon 7500/8500 card.

05/15/02

2462v211.exe

TYAN  S2462 Thunder K7 V2.11
New features and Fixes :
NVIDIA Geforce 2 GTS AGP card fix
ATI Radeon 7500/8500 display fix

03/01/02

2462v210.exe

TYAN  S2462 Thunder K7 V2.10
New features and Fixes :
Add IO ports dynamic Enable/Disable for ACPI. Add dual monitor support with AGP + PCI VGA (either on board ATI VGA or add on PCI VGA).

11/05/01

2462v209.exe

TYAN  S2462 Thunder K7 V2.09
New features and Fixes :
Update MP support, add L1 cache to the total cache size display, add Latency, AGP Fast Write override options.

10/14/01

2462v208.exe

TYAN  S2462 Thunder K7 V2.08
New features and Fixes :
Add support for AMD MP processors, add one setup item for Wait/Ignore KB, fix LPT ECP support, fix WinXP wake-up problem with on board VGA.

08/13/01

2462207a.exe

TYAN  S2462 Thunder K7 V2.07a
New features and Fixes :
Fix error message when on board Option ROM is disabled. Modify HW monitor and add temperature control (Give warning beep when CPU reaches 72.5'C, and shutdown system when CPU reaches 90'C.). Take out Bypass option. Add option for Primary VGA selection (for dual monitor support with on board VGA.). Enable COM2 under ACPI.

06/19/01

2462v206.exe

TYAN  S2462 Thunder K7 V2.06
New features and Fixes :
Fix Random cold boot failure problem.  Fix system reboot issue.

06/11/01

2462v205.exe

TYAN  S2462 Thunder K7 V2.05
New features and Fixes :
Add support of Console Redirect, hardware monitor, SST 28SF040 flash part support, Power Loss recovery, keyboard/mouse wake-up in ACPI., add option to disable on board SCSI/LAN Oprom.

06/05/01

2462v202.exe

TYAN  S2462 Thunder K7 V2.02
This is the first release BIOS for S2462.

phlash16.zip

Get the latest flash utilities here: Flash Utility