Bios Setup; Updating Your Bios; Creating A Bios Update Floppy Disk - Asus M8 User Manual

Updating Your BIOS

PHLASH.EXE is a Flash Memory Writer utility that updates the BIOS by uploading a new BIOS
file to the programmable flash ROM on the Notebook PC's motherboard. This file works only in
DOS mode. To determine the BIOS version, check the code (e.g. BIOS Ver. XXXXX) displayed on
the upper left-hand corner of your screen just before entering BIOS setup (after pressing the F2
key). Larger numbers represent a newer BIOS version.

Creating a BIOS Update Floppy Disk

PHLASH works only in DOS mode. It will not work with DOS prompt in Windows and will not
work with certain memory drivers that may be loaded when you boot from your hard drive. It it
recommended that you reboot using a floppy disk.
1. Download an updated BIOS file from the Internet (WWW or FTP) (see Contact Information).
2. Type FORMAT A:/S at the DOS prompt to create a bootable floppy disk. DO NOT copy
AUTOEXEC.BAT & CONFIG.SYS to the floppy disk.
3. Copy PHLASH, PLATFORM.BIN, and the original BIOS (from the support CD) and new BIOS
(from the internet) files to the just created bootable floppy disk.
SECTION 5

BIOS SETUP

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