Asus P5GC - Manual (Page 61)

ASUS P5GC 4-3
The utility returns to the DOS prompt after copying the current BIOS file.
3. Press <Enter>. The utility copies the current BIOS file to the floppy disk.
A:\>afudos /oOLDBIOS1.rom
AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1.19(ASUS V2.29(07.03.02BA))
Copyright (C) 2003 American Megatrends, Inc. All rights reserved.
Reading flash ..... done
Write to file...... ok
A:\>
1. Copy the AFUDOS utility (afudos.exe) from the motherboard support CD to
the bootable floppy disk you created earlier.
2. Boot the system in DOS mode, then at the prompt type:
afudos /o[filename]
where the [filename] is any user-assigned filename not more than eight
alphanumeric characters for the main filename and three alphanumeric
characters for the extension name.
Main filename Extension.name
A:\>afudos /oOLDBIOS1.rom
2. Copy the AFUDOS utility (afudos.exe) from the motherboard support CD to
the bootable floppy disk you created earlier.
3. Boot the system in DOS mode, then at the prompt type:
afudos /i[filename]
where [filename] is the latest or the original BIOS file on the bootable floppy
disk.
Updating the BIOS file
To update the BIOS file using the AFUDOS utility:
1. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) and download the latest BIOS file for
the motherboard. Save the BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk.
A:\>afudos /iP5GC.rom
Write the BIOS filename on a piece of paper. You need to type the exact BIOS
filename at the DOS prompt.