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Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS - bios update

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d. Click File from the menu, then select Format. A Format 3 1/2 Floppy Disk window appears. e. Select Create a MS-DOS startup disk from the format ooptions field, thenn click Start. 2. Copy the original (or the latest) motherboard BIOS to the bootable floppy disk. 2.1.2 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS Update the BIOS using the AFUDOS.EXE utility in DOS enviroment. 1. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS file for your motherboard. Save the BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk. Write the BIOS file name on 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. 4. At the DOS prompt, type the command line: afudos /i[filename] where [filename] means the latest (or original) BIOS file that you copied to the bootable floppy disk. 5. Press . The succeeding screen displays the status of the update process. The BIOS information on the screen is for reference only. What you see on your screen may not be exactly the same as shown. A:\>afudos /iK8U-X.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! ASUS K8U-X Motherboard 2-3

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ASUS K8U-X Motherboard
2-3
d. Click
File
from the menu, then select
Format
. A
Format 3 1/2
Floppy Disk
window appears.
e. Select
Create a MS-DOS startup disk
from the format ooptions
field, thenn click Start.
2. Copy the original (or the latest) motherboard BIOS to the bootable
floppy disk.
2.1.2 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS
Update the BIOS using the AFUDOS.EXE utility in DOS enviroment.
1. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS
file for your motherboard. Save the BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk.
Write the BIOS file name on 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.
4.
At the DOS prompt, type the command line:
afudos /i[filename]
where [filename] means the latest (or original) BIOS file that you copied
to the bootable floppy disk.
5. Press
<Enter>
. The succeeding screen displays the status of the
update process.
The BIOS information on the screen is for reference only. What you see
on your screen may not be exactly the same as shown.
A:\>afudos /iK8U-X.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!