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[16:03] <PunkDude> How do you update a bios
[16:03] <PunkDude> A mate needs help
[16:03] <PunkDude> He has Asus P5B
[16:05] <Manaldski> lol
[16:05] <Manaldski> with afudos
[16:05] <Manaldski> he wonna update bios?
[16:06] <PunkDude> Yep
[16:06] <PunkDude> He has the file
[16:06] <PunkDude> P5B-ASUS-1202.ROM
[16:06] <Manaldski> yea
[16:06] <Manaldski> does he have USB Stick or diskette
[16:08] <PunkDude> I believe he has usb stick
[16:08] <PunkDude> Not sure for the diskette
[16:09] <Manaldski> then set-up bios to boot from USB stick
[16:09] <Manaldski> copy the ROM file and the AfuDos program to it
[16:10] <Manaldski> get afudos here: http://dlsvr01.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/flash/AFUDOS226.zip
[16:11] <PunkDude> So just copy ROM file and AFUDOS.exe to usb stick, boot from it and that is it?
[16:11] <Manaldski> yes
[16:11] <Manaldski> then
[16:11] <Manaldski> set-up in BIOS the comp to boot from the USB stick
[16:11] <Manaldski> ehh
[16:11] <Manaldski> wait i forgot :P
[16:12] <Manaldski> i will tell you how to boot from the stick
[16:12] <PunkDude> Kk
[16:12] <Manaldski> after you boot you write in command prompt
[16:12] <Manaldski> afudos /iP5B-ASUS-1202.ROM
[16:12] <Manaldski> this will write this bios file
[16:12] <Manaldski> make sure they are in the same dir 
[16:13] <Manaldski> and dont touch the PC while doing it :P
[16:13] <Manaldski> if fails (0.001%) do it again
[16:13] <Manaldski> if ok, restart after it finnish
[16:13] <Manaldski> simply read screen instructions
[16:13] <Manaldski> now how to make bootable 
[16:19] <Manaldski> DL this
[16:19] <Manaldski> http://downloads.ww.zimmy.ca/Operating%20Systems/DOS/Caldera%20DR-DOS%207.05.rar
[16:19] <Manaldski> extract into the root of the USB stick (delete everything from it begore it)
[16:20] <Manaldski> thats Caldera DOS  :P
[16:20] <PunkDude> I just put all files in root
[16:20] <Manaldski> yep
[16:20] <Manaldski> cuz BIOS will seach in root for bootable files
[16:20] <Manaldski> then put in the root also the Afudos.exe and the BIOS file
[16:20] <PunkDude> ROM and afudos in root too?
[16:20] <PunkDude> Ok
[16:20] <Manaldski> yep
[16:20] <Manaldski> then
[16:20] <Manaldski> when the DOS loads
[16:21] <Manaldski> type afudos /iP5B-ASUS-1202.ROM
[16:21] <Manaldski> this will write the rom file into the BIOS
[16:22] <Manaldski> can you mate do it now :P
[16:23] <Manaldski> its mega easy :P
[16:25] <PunkDude> Thanks a lot mate
[16:25] <Manaldski> he did it?
[16:26] <PunkDude> We will do it later
[16:26] <Manaldski> lol
[16:26] <PunkDude> Doesn't sound hard
[16:26] <Manaldski> yep + thats the safest waz