Computer Hardware User Manual

4-2 Chapter 4: BIOS setup
4.1.2 AFUDOS utility
The AFUDOS utility allows you to update the BIOS le in DOS environment
using a bootable oppy disk with the updated BIOS le. This utility also
allows you to copy the current BIOS le that you can use as backup when
the BIOS fails or gets corrupted during the updating process.
Copying the current BIOS
To copy the current BIOS le using the AFUDOS utility:
Windows
®
2000 environment
To create a set of boot disks for Windows
®
2000:
a. Insert a formatted, high density 1.44 MB oppy disk into the drive.
b. Insert the Windows
®
2000 CD to the optical drive.
c. Click Start, then select Run.
d. In the Open eld, 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 le to the bootable
oppy disk.
1. Copy the AFUDOS utility (afudos.exe) from the motherboard support
CD to the bootable oppy disk you created earlier.
2. Boot the system in DOS mode, then at the prompt type:
afudos /o[lename]
where the [lename] is any user‑assigned lename with not more
than eight alphanumeric characters for the main lename and three
alphanumeric characters for the extension name.
Main file name Ex tension name
A:\>afudos /oOLDBIOS1.ROM
• Make sure that the oppy disk is not write‑protected and has at
least 1.2 MB free space to save the le.
• The succeeding BIOS screens are for reference only. The actual BIOS
screen displays may not be same as what’s shown here.