ASUS P5ND2 2-3
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.
2.1.2 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 P5ND2.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 (awdash.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.
5. At the prompt, type
awdflash then press
<Enter>. The Award
BIOS Flash Utility screen
appears.
AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1.08
(C) Phoenix Technologies Ltd. All Rights Reserved
Message: Please input File Name!
For nForce_ultra-P5ND2-00 DATE: 04/10/2006
Flash Type - SST 49LF004A/B /3.3V
File Name to Program: