Protech Systems PA-3222, User Manual

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Appendix B Technical Summary
PA-3222 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: B-15
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]….
Users 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 the system into the
DOS command prompt.
2
Type " AFUDOS 6722xxxx.bin /p /b /n /x” and press enter to
start the flash procedure. (xxxx means the BIOS revision part, ex.
1PD1…)
3
During the BIOS update procedure, you will see the BIOS update
process status and its percentage. Beware! Do not turn off the
system power or reset your computer when the entire update
procedure are not complete; otherwise, the BIOS ROM may be
crashed and the system will be unable to boot up next time.
4
After the BIOS update procedure is completed, the following
messages will be shown: