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Chapter 4: BIOS Setup
The BIOS information on the screen is for reference only. What you
see on your screen may not be exactly the same as shown.
4.1.2 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS
To update the BIOS using the AFUDOS.EXE utility:
1. Visit the ASUS website to download the latest BIOS file for your
motherboard. Save the BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk.
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.
Write the BIOS file name on a piece of paper. You need to type the
exact BIOS file name at the prompt.
Windows
®
2000 environment
To create a set of boot disks for Windows
®
2000, run the Makeboot.exe
tool from the Windows
®
2000 CD:
a. Insert a 1.44 MB floppy disk into the floppy disk drive.
b. Insert the Windows
®
2000 CD into the CD-ROM drive.
c. Click Start, then select Run.
d. From the Open box, type
D:\bootdisk\makeboot a: then press <Enter>,
assuming that D: is your CD-ROM drive.
e. Follow succeeding screen instructions.
2. Copy the original (or the latest) motherboard BIOS to the bootable
floppy disk.