Updating The Bios - Asus A8V-E User Manual

c. Click S t a r t
d. From the Open field, type
D:\bootdisk\makeboot a:
assuming that D: is your optical drive.
e. Press <Enter>, then follow screen instructions to continue.
2. Copy the original or the latest motherboard BIOS file to the bootable
floppy disk.
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Updating the BIOS

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The Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) can be updated using the
AwardBIOS Flash Utility. Follow these instructions to update the BIOS using
this utility.
1. Download the latest BIOS file from the ASUS web site. Rename the file
to A 8 V - E . B I N A 8 V - E . B I N A 8 V - E . B I N A 8 V - E . B I N and save it to a floppy disk. A 8 V - E . B I N
Save only the updated BIOS file in the floppy disk to avoid loading the
wrong BIOS file.
2. Copy the AwardBIOS Flash Utility (awdflash.exe) from the Software
folder of the support CD to the floppy disk with the latest BIOS file.
3. Boot the system in DOS mode using the bootable floppy disk you
created earlier.
4. When the A : >
floppy disk containing the new BIOS file and the Award BIOS Flash
Utility.
5. At the prompt, type
a w d f l a s h a w d f l a s h a w d f l a s h then press
a w d f l a s h a w d f l a s h
<Enter>. The Award
BIOS Flash Utility screen
appears.
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S t a r t S t a r t, then select R u n S t a r t
S t a r t
A : > appears, replace the bootable floppy disk with the A : > A : > A : >
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Flash Type - PMC Pm49FL004T LPC/FWH
File Name to Program:
R u n. R u n R u n
R u n
AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1.01
Message: Please input File Name!
DATE: 09/10/2004
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