Asus A7N8X-VM 400 Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 36

2.1.3 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS Update the BIOS only if you are sure that updating revision will solve your problems. Careless updating may result to more problems with the motherboard! 1. Download an updated ASUS BIOS file from the Internet (www.asus.com), then save the file to the bootable floppy disk you created earlier. 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 from the support CD to the bootable floppy disk that contains the BIOS file. 3. Boot the system from the floppy disk. 3. At the DOS prompt, type afudos /i and then press . 4. The utility starts to program the new BIOS information into the flash ROM. Several tasks are performed and the message "done" appears at the end of each task when programming is done. A:\AFUDOS>afudos /ia7nvm400.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%) DO NOT shutdown or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Doing so may cause system boot failure! 5. After all tasks are performed, AFUDOS utility automatically exits to DOS. A:\AFUDOS>afudos /ia7nvm400.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......done Verifying flash....done A:\ 6. Reboot the system from the hard disk. 2-4 Chapter 2: BIOS information