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2 using afudos to update the bios – Asus A8S-X User Manual

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ASUS A8S-X SE

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

on your screen may not be exactly the same as shown.

DO NOT shutdown or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Doing so

may cause system boot failure!

2.1.2 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS

To update the BIOS using the AFUDOS.EXE utility:

1. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS

file for your motherboard. Save the BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk.

2. Copy the AFUDOS.EXE utility from the support CD to the bootable

floppy disk that contains the BIOS file.

3. Boot the system from the floppy disk.
4. At the DOS prompt, type the command line:

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

copied to the bootable floppy disk.

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

process.

Write the BIOS file name on a piece of paper. You need to type the exact

BIOS file name at the prompt.

A:\>afudos /iA8S-XSE.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%)

d. From the Open field, type

D:\bootdisk\makeboot a

:

assuming that D: is your optical drive.

e. Press , then follow screen instructions to continue.
2. Copy the original or the latest motherboard BIOS file to the bootable

floppy disk.