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AFUDOS is the program which saves and updates the BIOS.

Let's say there is a file named P4P1010.ROM this will be your actual BIOS binary. Unzip all downloaded files onto the second floppy. Make sure you get the BIOS for your exact mobo model name.

Download the desired BIOS update from the Asus download site.Label the first floppy "original BIOS auto recovery" and label the second floppy "ASUS BIOS Update 1010" or whatever. You need two since the files are so large. First create 2 bootable floppies,one for your backup and one for your update.HOW TO BACKUP AND UPDATE ASUS P4x800x-SERIES BIOS: If recovery of a dead BIOS is necessary, use EZ Flash to return to the factory condition. The ROM-resident EZ Flash code on many older mobos is incapable of installing the newer type of BIOS, and some aspects of your mobo will not function correctly after attempting this. Internal BIOS formats changed in late 2003, and it took several releases to get EZ Flash working again. Use of EZ Flash (ALT+F2 method) to update to a new BIOS is NOT recommended, as results have been hit-and-miss. After the update, in the Setup's "System Information" screen, the date will change but the version number stays the same- and it's not the version number you need.ĮZ Flash should only be used to return to the original, factory-installed version which you will save in the steps below. The output blanks pretty quickly, replaced by the Promise scan. So there's the version Asus is talking about (they never tell you this on the website, and AFUDOS doesn't have a reporting feature like AFLASH does). With enough repetitions you can even view all your POST output! Afterward, you need to do CTRL+ALT+DELETE again to start over. With most AMIBIOS, as with these mobo's, this action stops the POST, freezing the display so you can read it.

If you missed it, try again but a couple seconds after DELETE, hit the PAUSE/BREAK key on the keyboard. In this POST output you should see that the top few lines look like this.ĪMIBIOS (C)2003 American Megatrends, Inc. If you have the colored Asus banner enabled, this should switch the display to POST output you couldn't see before. The version is in your POST display, not your BIOS "System Information" display. HOW TO CHECK YOUR ASUS P4x800x-SERIES BIOS VERSION: But the instructions on the Asus Download site ("BIOS Update Step: How to Flash Your BIOS") are out of date. The instructions in your mobo manual are correct.

If you already know this procedure for the P4x800x series motherboards, great.