Asus M3N78 - Page 50

2-4 Chapter 2: BIOS setup
Main lename Extension name
1. Copy the AFUDOS utility (afudos.exe) from the motherboard Support DVD to
the bootable oppy disk you created earlier.
2. Boot the system in DOS mode, then at the prompt type:
afudos /o[lename]
where the [lename] is any user-assigned lename not more than eight
alphanumeric characters for the main lename and three alphanumeric
characters for the extension name.
A:\>afudos /oOLDBIOS1.rom
The utility returns to the DOS prompt after copying the current BIOS le.
3. Press
<Enter>. The utility copies the current BIOS le to the oppy 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 ash ..... done
Write to le...... ok
A:\>
Updating the BIOS le
To update the BIOS le using the AFUDOS utility:
1. Visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com and download the latest BIOS le
for the motherboard. Save the BIOS le to a bootable oppy disk.
2. Copy the AFUDOS utility (afudos.exe) from the motherboard Support DVD to
the bootable oppy disk you created earlier.
3. Boot the system in DOS mode, then at the prompt type:
afudos /i[lename]
where [lename] is the latest or the original BIOS le on the bootable oppy
disk.
A:\>afudos /iM3N78.ROM
Write the BIOS lename on a piece of paper. You need to type the exact BIOS
lename at the DOS prompt.