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Asus P4V8X-MX User Manual

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Chapter 2: BIOS Information

4. At the DOS prompt, type the command line:

afudos /i[filename.rom]
where [filename.rom] means the latest (or original) BIOS file that you copied to

the bootable floppy disk.

5. Press . The screen displays the status of the update process.

A:\>afudos /iP4V8X-MX.rom
AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1.10
Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. All rights reserved.

Reading file ..... done

Erasing flash .... done

Writing flash .... 0x0008CC00 (9%)

When the BIOS update process is complete, the utility returns to the DOS prompt.

A:\>afudos /iP4V8X-MX.rom
AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1.10
Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. All rights reserved.

Reading file ..... done

Erasing flash .... done

Writing flash .... 0x0008CC00 (9%)

Verifying flash .. done

A:\>

DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Doing so can

cause system boot failure!

The BIOS information on the screen is for reference only. What you see on your

screen may not be exactly the same as shown.

6. Reboot the system from the hard disk.