Computer Hardware User Manual

4-2 Chapter 4: BIOS s e tup

c. Click Start, then select Run.

d. From 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.

4.1.2 Updating the BIOS

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 le from the ASUS web site. Rename the le

to m2nesli.bin and save it to a oppy disk.

Save only the updated BIOS le in the oppy disk to avoid loading the

wrong BIOS le.

2. Copy the AwardBIOS Flash Utility (awdash.exe) from the Software

folder of the support CD to the oppy disk with the latest BIOS le.

3. Boot the system in DOS mode using the bootable oppy disk you

created earlier.

4. When the A:> appears, replace the bootable oppy disk with the

oppy disk containing the new BIOS le and the Award BIOS Flash

Utility.

AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1.01

Message: Please input File Name!

For NF-CK804-M2N-E SLI DATE: 11/18/2004

Flash Type - SST 49LF004A/B /3.3V

File Name to Program:

5. At the prompt, type

awdash then press

<Enter>. The Award

BIOS Flash Utility

screen appears.