Managing And Updating Your Bios - Asus Terminator K7 User Manual

5.2 Managing and Updating Y our BIOS
5.2.1 Upon First Use of the Computer System
It is recommended that you save a copy of the original motherboard
BIOS along with a Flash Memory Writer utility (AFLASH.EXE) to a
bootable floppy disk in case you need to reinstall the BIOS later.
AFLASH.EXE is a Flash Memory Writer utility that updates the BIOS
by uploading a new BIOS file to the programmable flash ROM on the
motherboard. This file works only in DOS mode. To determine the
BIOS version of your motherboard, check the last four numbers of
the code displayed on the upper left-hand corner of your screen during
bootup. Larger numbers represent a newer BIOS file.
1. Type FORMAT A:/S at the DOS prompt to create a bootable
system disk. DO NOT copy AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS
to the disk.
2. Type COPY D:\AFLASH\AFLASH.EXE A:\ (assuming D is your
CD-ROM drive) to copy AFLASH.EXE to the boot disk you created.
NOTE: AFLASH works only in DOS mode. It does not work in the
DOS prompt within Windows and does not work with certain
memory drivers that may be loaded when you boot from the hard
drive. It is recommended that you reboot using a floppy disk.
3. Reboot the computer from the floppy disk.
NOTE: BIOS setup must specify "Floppy" as the first item in the
boot sequence.
4. In DOS mode, type A:\AFLASH <Enter> to run AFLASH.
IMPORTANT!
If the word "unknown" appears after Flash Memory:, the memory
chip is either not programmable or is not supported by the ACPI BIOS
and therefore, cannot be programmed by the Flash Memory Writer
utility.
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