Appendix B Technical Summary
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PMB-901LF USER
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S MANUAL
II. AFUDOS command for system BIOS update
AFUDOS.exe is the AMI firmware update utility; the command line is shown as
below:
AFUDOS <ROM File Name> [option1] [option2]….
User can type “
AFUDOS/ ?
” to see all the definition of each control options. The
recommended options for BIOS ROM update include following parameters:
/P
:
Program main BIOS image.
/B
: Program Boot Block.
/N
: Program NVRAM.
/X
: Don’t check ROM ID.
III. BIOS update procedure
1.
Use the bootable USB storage to boot up system into the DOS command prompt.
2.
Type "
AFUDOS B901xxxx.bin /p /b /n /x”
and press enter to start the flash
procedure.
(Note that
xxxx
means the BIOS revision part, ex. 0PW1…)
3.
During the update procedure, you will see the BIOS update process status and its
percentage. Beware! Do not turn off system power or reset your computer if the
whole procedure are not complete yet, or it may crash the BIOS ROM and make
system unable to boot up next time.
4.
After BIOS update procedures is complete, the messages should be like the figure
shown below.
5.
User can restart the system and boot up with new BIOS now.
