Asus M2N4-SLI Computer Hardware User Manual


 
4-2 Chapter 4: BIOS setup
c. Click Start, then select Run.
d. From the Open eld, type
D:\bootdisk\makeboot a:
assuming that D: is your optical drive.
e. Press <Enter>, then follow screen instructions to continue.
2. Copy the original or the latest motherboard BIOS le to the bootable
oppy disk.
4.1.2 Updating the BIOS
The Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) can be updated using the
AwardBIOS Flash Utility. Follow these instructions to update the BIOS using
this utility.
1. Download the latest BIOS le from the ASUS web site. Rename the le
to M2N4SLI.BIN and save it to a oppy disk.
Save only the updated BIOS le in the oppy disk to avoid loading the
wrong BIOS le.
2. Copy the AwardBIOS Flash Utility (awdash.exe) from the Software
folder of the support CD to the oppy disk with the latest BIOS le.
3. Boot the system in DOS mode using the bootable oppy disk you
created earlier.
4. When the
A:> appears, replace the bootable oppy disk with the
oppy disk containing the new BIOS le and the Award BIOS Flash
Utility.
AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1.01
(C) Phoenix Technologies Ltd. All Rights Reserved
Message: Please input File Name!
For NF-KC804-M2N4-SLI DATE: 11/18/2004
Flash Type - SST 49LF004A/B /3.3V
File Name to Program:
5. At the prompt, type
awdash then press
<Enter>. The Award
BIOS Flash Utility
screen appears.