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4 using asus ez flash to update the bios – Asus A8S-X User Manual

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ASUS A8S-X SE

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3. The utility will copy the current system BIOS by default to the floppy

disk. Make sure that the floppy disk has at least 600KB of free disk

space and is not write-protected.

A:\>afudos /oMYBIOS03.ROM

AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1.10

Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. All rights reserved.

Reading flash ..... done

A:\>

When the copy process is complete, the utility returns to the DOS

prompt.

User recovery requested. Starting BIOS recovery...

Checking for floppy...

•If there is no floppy disk in the drive, the error message “Floppy not

found!” appears.
•If the correct BIOS file is not in the floppy disk, the error message

“Floppy not found!” is displayed. Make sure to rename the downloaded

BIOS file as “A8S-XSE.ROM”.

2.1.4 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS

The ASUS EZ Flash feature allows you to easily update the BIOS without

having to go through the long process of booting from a diskette and

using a DOS-based utility. The EZ Flash is built-in the BIOS firmware so it is

accessible by simply pressing during the Power-On Self Tests

(POST).

To update the BIOS using ASUS EZ Flash:

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

file for your motherboard and rename the downloaded file as

A8S-XSE.ROM. Save the BIOS file to a floppy disk.
2. Reboot the system.
3. To launch EZ Flash, press during POST to display the

following.

4. Insert the floppy disk that contains the BIOS file. If all the necessary

files are found in the floppy disk, EZ Flash performs the BIOS update

process and automatically reboots the system when done.