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4 chapter 2: bios information – Asus K8V-F User Manual

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Chapter 2: BIOS information

Write down the BIOS file name to a piece of paper. You need to type the exact
BIOS file name
at the prompt.

2. Copy the AFUDOS.EXE utility 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

where “filename.rom” means the latest (or original) BIOS file that you copied to
the bootable floppy disk.

The screen displays the status of the update process.

A:\>afudos /iK8VF.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 /iK8VF.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 shutdown or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Doing so may
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.

5. Reboot the system from the hard disk.

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