Instruction Manual

2-4 Chapter 2: BIOS setup
ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility V3.25
Current ROM
Update ROM
A:
Note
FLASH TYPE: MXIC 25L8005
PATH: A:\
BOARD: P5QL SE
VER: 0302 (H:00 B:02)
DATE: 09/09/2008
BOARD: Unknown
VER: Unknown
DATE: Unknown
[Enter] Select or Load [Tab] Switch [V] Drive Info
[Up/Down/Home/End] Move [B] Backup [ESC] Exit
(2) Insert the oppy disk or USB ash disk that contains the BIOS le into the oppy
disk drive or a USB port.
Press
<Del> during POST to enter the BIOS setup utility. Go to the Tools menu,
then select EZ Flash 2 and press <Enter>.
Press <Tab> to locate the correct le. Then press <Enter>.
4. When the correct BIOS le is found, EZ Flash 2 performs the BIOS update process.
The system reboots automatically when the update process is completed.
• This function supports devices such as USB ash disks and oppy disks with FAT 32/16
format and single partition only.
• DO NOT
shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot
failure!
2.1.4 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 update
process.
Copying the current BIOS
To copy the current BIOS le using the AFUDOS utility:
• Ensure that the oppy disk is not write-protected and has at least 1024KB free space to
save the le.
• The BIOS screens in this section are for reference only. The actual BIOS screen
displays may not be the same as shown.
1. Copy the AFUDOS utility (afudos.exe) from the motherboard Support DVD to a
bootable oppy disk.