Asus Vintage - Manual (Page 63)

A S U S V i n t a g e - S 8 0 0 A S U S V i n t a g e - S 8 0 0 A S U S V i n t a g e - S 8 0 0 A S U S V i n t a g e - S 8 0 0 A S U S V i n t a g e - S 8 0 0 5 - 5 5 - 5 5 - 5 5 - 5 5 - 5
When the BIOS update process is complete, the utility returns to the
DOS prompt.
A:\>afudos /iP4S800-MX.rom
AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1.10
Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. All rights reserved.
Reading file ..... done
Erasing flash .... done
Writing flash .... 0x0008CC00 (9%)
Verifying flash .. done
A:\>
6. Reboot the system from the hard disk.
5.1.4 5.1.4 5.1.4 5.1.4 5.1.4 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS
The ASUS EZ Flash feature allows you to easily update the BIOS without
having to go through the long process of booting from a floppy disk and
using a DOS-based utility. The EZ Flash is built-in the BIOS LPC chip so it is
accessible by simply pressing <Alt> + <F2> during the Power-On Self Tests
(POST).
To update the BIOS using ASUS EZ Flash: To update the BIOS using ASUS EZ Flash: To update the BIOS using ASUS EZ Flash: To update the BIOS using ASUS EZ Flash: To update the BIOS using ASUS EZ Flash:
1. Visit the system builder website to download the latest BIOS file for
your motherboard and rename it to P 4 S 8 0 0 - M X . R O M
P 4 S 8 0 0 - M X . R O M P 4 S 8 0 0 - M X . R O M P 4 S 8 0 0 - M X . R O M P 4 S 8 0 0 - M X . R O M. Save the
BIOS file to a floppy disk.
2. Reboot the system.
3. To launch EZ Flash, press <Alt> + <F2> during POST to display the
following.
User recovery requested. Starting BIOS recovery...
Checking for floppy...
• If there is no floppy disk in the drive, the error message “Floppy not
found!” appears.
• If the correct BIOS file is not found in the floppy disk, the error
message “P4S800-MX.ROM not found!” is displayed.