One way or another bootable DOS media is a must. If you have access to Linux/Ubuntu PC only, then here are the instructions to do it under Ubuntu. Download Rufus here Detailed screenshots and instruction for creating bootable DOS USB can be found here. If you have available PC running on Windows, you can use Rufus. exe files we will use AFUDOS to do it, But we still need to boot our PC in DOS environment in order to start our AFUDOS.exe Create DOS boot USB to run flash process. Since we are unable to run windows and execute OEM BIOS. We have bios files, bios flash utility, next? bat except /o which we are going to use to start and make a back-up. Please note the commands /p /b /n /c fits to windows.
pdf help file there with commands and options. However as the name AFUDOS suggests it runs under DOS, therefore we need DOS bootable media - USB or CD.
How I got there? Searching with google for afuwin reveals WIMBIOS AMI Flasher as utility program that helps you to update your BIOS Flasher as utility programI have downloaded latest version of AFUDOS Flasher 5.05.04 from here After un-zipping content of the AFUDOS folder contains acually 3 files (see picture on the left), where we only need AFUDOS.exe AFUDOS.exe is all we need in order to backup, flash and transfer content of OEM BIOS on our PC BIOS chip. The content of the 10j.bat visible with a simple text editor is: afuwin圆4.EXE A7616MLN.10J /p /b /n /c see here Simply it requires Windows environment in order to run. Since I was unable to run Windows, I have tried to run those files from within DOS bootable USB, but did not work. Instructions are to execute BIOS update under windows by running the 10j.bat file. But if not, you have to find it out based on your Mainboard data, PC OEM or else.Īlready have right BIOS files, next? This is the content of the BIOS update folder provided by the OEM.
If you wish to update BIOS and you have a functional operating system like Linux or Windows Google will help youĪnd tell how to find out via your operating system your BIOS version currently installed.