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Chapter 4: BIOS setup
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 key in:
afudos /o[filename]
The [filename] is any user-assigned filename which consists of up to eight
alphanumeric characters for the main filename and three alphanumeric
characters for the extension name.
Main filename
Extension name
A:\>afudos /oOLDBIOS1.rom
The utility returns to the DOS prompt after copying the current BIOS file.
3. Press
<Enter>
. 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:\>
Updating the BIOS file
To update the BIOS using the AFUDOS utility:
1. Download the latest BIOS file from the ASUS website at www.asus.com.
Save the BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk.
2. Copy the AFUDOS utility (afudos.exe) from the motherboard Support CD to
the bootable floppy disk.
3. Boot the system in DOS mode, then at the prompt key in:
afudos /i[filename]
The [filename] is the latest or the original BIOS file in the bootable floppy
disk.
A:\>afudos /iP5Q8L.ROM
Write down the BIOS filename on a piece of paper. You need to key in the exact
BIOS filename at the DOS prompt.
