Asus P5GC - AFUDOS Utility

4-2 Chapter 4: BIOS setup
4.1.2 AFUDOS utility
The AFUDOS utility allows you to update the BIOS le in DOS environment using
a bootable oppy disk with the updated BIOS le. This utility also allows you to
copy the current BIOS le that you can use as backup when the BIOS fails or gets
corrupted during the updating process.
Copying the current BIOS
To copy the current BIOS le using the AFUDOS utility:
Windows
®
2000 environment
To create a set of boot disks for Windows
®
2000:
a. Insert a formatted, high density 1.44 MB oppy disk into the drive.
b. Insert the Windows
®
2000 CD to the optical drive.
c. Click
Start, then select Run.
d. In the Open eld, type
D:\bootdisk\makeboot a:
assuming that D is your optical drive letter.
e. Press <Enter>, then follow screen instructions to continue.
Windows
®
Vista environment
a. Insert a formatted, high density 1.44 MB oppy disk to the oppy disk
drive.
b. Click
from the Windows
®
desktop, then select Computer.
c. Right-click Floppy Disk Drive
then click Format to display the Format 3
1/2 Floppy dialog box.
d. Select the Create an MS-DOS startup disk
check box.
e. Click
Start.
2. Copy the original or the latest motherboard BIOS le to the bootable oppy
disk.
• Make sure that the oppy disk is not write-protected and has at least 1.2
MB free space to save the le.
• The succeeding BIOS screens are for reference only. The actual BIOS
screen displays may not be same as shown.