2 using afudos to copy the current bios – Asus T2-R User Manual

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ASUS Terminator 2 barebone system

Windows

®

XP environment

a. Insert a 1.44 MB floppy disk into the floppy disk drive.

b. From your Windows desktop, click on

Start, then select My

Computer.

c. Select the

3 1/2 Floppy Drive icon.

d. Click

File from the menu, then select Format. A Format 3 1/2

Floppy Disk window appears.

e. Select

Create an MS-DOS startup disk from the format options

field, then click

Start.

2.

Copy the original (or the latest) motherboard BIOS to the bootable
floppy disk.

5.1.2 Using AFUDOS to copy the current BIOS

The AFUDOS.EXE utility can also be used to copy the current system
BIOS settings to a floppy or hard disk. The copy can be used as a backup
in case the system BIOS fails or gets corrupted.

1.

At the DOS prompt, type the command line:

afudos /o<filename>

where “filename” can be any user provided filename of not more than
eight (8) alpha-numeric characters for the main filename and three (3)
alpha-numeric characters for the extension name.

Press the

Enter key.

A:\>afudos /oBIOSOLD.rom
AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1.10
Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. All rights reserved.

Reading flash ..... 0x0008CC00 (9%)

Main filename Extension name

The BIOS information on the screen is for reference only. What you
see on your screen may not be exactly the same as shown.

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