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Copying the current bios – Asus TS300-E3 User Manual

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5.1.2

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AFUDOS utility

AFUDOS utility

AFUDOS utility

AFUDOS utility

AFUDOS utility

The AFUDOS utility allows you to update the BIOS file in DOS environment
using a bootable floppy disk with the updated BIOS file. This utility also
allows you to copy the current BIOS file that you can use as backup when
the BIOS fails or gets corrupted during the updating process.

Copying the current BIOS

Copying the current BIOS

Copying the current BIOS

Copying the current BIOS

Copying the current BIOS

To copy the current BIOS file using the AFUDOS utility:

The utility returns to the DOS prompt after copying the current BIOS
file.

3.

Press . The utility copies the current BIOS file to the floppy
disk.

A:\>afudos /oOLDBIOS1.rom

AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1.19(ASUS V2.07(03.11.24BB))

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

Reading flash ..... done

Write to file...... ok

A:\>

M a i n f i l e n a m e

M a i n f i l e n a m e

M a i n f i l e n a m e

M a i n f i l e n a m e

M a i n f i l e n a m e

E x t e n s i o n n a m e

E x t e n s i o n n a m e

E x t e n s i o n n a m e

E x t e n s i o n n a m e

E x t e n s i o n n a m e

1.

Copy the AFUDOS utility (afudos.exe) from the motherboard support
CD to the bootable floppy disk you created earlier.

2.

Boot the system in DOS mode, then at the prompt type:

afudos /o[filename]

where the [filename] is any user-assigned filename not more than
eight alphanumeric characters for the main filename and three
alphanumeric characters for the extension name.

A:\>afudos /oOLDBIOS1.rom

Make sure that the floppy disk is not write-protected and has at
least 1024 KB free space to save the file.

The succeeding BIOS screens are for reference only. The actual BIOS
screen displays may not be the same as shown.

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