Asus K7M-RM - Manual (Page 46)

46 ASUS K7M-RM User’s Manual
4. BIOS SETUP
4. BIOS SETUP
Updating BIOS
4.1 Managing and Updating Your BIOS
4.1.1 Upon First Use of the Computer System
It is recommended that you save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS
along with a Flash EPROM Programming Utility (FLASHXXX.EXE) to a
bootable floppy disk in case you need to reinstall the BIOS later.
FLASHXXX.EXE is a Flash EPROM Programming Utility that updates
the BIOS by uploading a new BIOS file to the programmable flash ROM on
the motherboard. This file works only in DOS mode. To determine the BIOS
version of your motherboard, check the release date displayed on the top of
your screen during bootup. Newer dates represent a newer BIOS file.
1. Type FORMAT A:/S at the DOS prompt to create a bootable system
floppy disk. DO NOT copy AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS to
the disk.
2. Type COPY D:\FLASH\FLASHXXX.EXE A:\ (assuming D is your
CD-ROM drive) to copy FLASHXXX.EXE to the just created boot disk.
NOTE: FLASH works only in DOS mode. It will not work with DOS
prompt in Windows and will not work with certain memory drivers that
may be loaded when you boot from your hard drive. It is recommended
that you reboot using a floppy disk.
3. Reboot your computer from the floppy disk. NOTE: BIOS Setup must
specify “Floppy” as the first item in the boot sequence.
4. In DOS mode, type A:\FLASHXXX and then press to run
FLASH.
IMPORTANT: The XXX in FLASHXXX.EXE are actually 3 numbers
that represent the version of this utility.