Asus S82A/S86A User Manual

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5. Configuring the BIOS

Managing Your Current BIOS without a Floppy Disk Drive

Since you may not always have access to the floppy disk drive and/or CD-ROM drives. You should
copy PHLASH.EXE, PLATFORM.BIN, and BIOS files to your hard disk drive from the support CD
or from the Internet.

Updating the BIOS without a Floppy Disk Drive (Windows ME)

1. Create a convenient directory such as C:\BIOS.

2. Download the latest BIOS file (v0104 or later) from the Internet into the directory created in step 1.

If the file is compressed, you must uncompress it before using it.

3. Download “PLATFORM.BIN” into the directory created in step 1. The bin file may be included

along with the BIOS file.

4. Insert a Recovery CD into the CD-ROM Drive.

5. Reboot the Notebook PC and choose the CD-ROM as the boot device by pressing “ESC” during bootup.

(Win95/98: Press [F8] before the Windows screen appears. Choose the option “Command prompt only”.)

6. Choose “1. MS-DOS with CD-ROM Support”

7. Change to the directory created in step 1.

8. Type phlash/mode=3 xxxx.rom and then press .

NOTE: Install “Keyboard Hotkey Utility” v1.09 or later for use with BIOS 0104 or later.