To run, extract all of the files from the folder with the name corresponding to the desired operating system.
Usage (applies to AFUWIN, AFUDOS, AFUEFI and AFUEFI64...
for usage of AFUBSD and AFULNX see help files provided in their folders):
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AFUDOS <BIOS ROM File Name> [Option 1] [Option 2]
Or
AFUDOS <Input or Output File Name> <Command>
Or
AFUDOS <Command>
BIOS ROM File Name
The mandatory field is used to specify path/filename of the BIOS ROM file with extension.
Commands
The mandatory field is used to select an operation mode.
- /O Save current ROM image to file
- /U Display ROM File's ROMID
- /S Refer to Options: /S
- /D Verification test of given ROM File without flashing BIOS.
- /OAD Refer to Options: /OAD
- /A Refer to Options: /A
- /CLNEVNLOG Refer to Options: /CLNEVNLOG
Options
The optional field used to supply more information for flashing BIOS ROM. Following lists the supported optional parameters and format:
- /MEUL: Program ME Entire Firmware Block, which supports
Production.BIN and PreProduction.BIN files.
- /Q Silent execution
- /X Don't Check ROM ID
- /CAF Compare ROM file's data with Systems is different or
not, if not then cancel related update.
- /S Display current system's ROMID
- /JBC Don't Check AC adapter and battery
- /HOLEOUT: Save specific ROM Hole according to RomHole GUID.
NewRomHole1.BIN /HOLEOUT:GUID
- /SP Preserve Setup setting.
- /Rn Preserve SMBIOS type N during programming(n=0-255)
- /R Preserve ALL SMBIOS structure during programming
- /B Program Boot Block
- /P Program Main BIOS
- /K Program all non-critical blocks.
- /N Program NVRAM
- /Kn Program n'th non-critical block(n=0-15).
- /HOLE: Update specific ROM Hole according to RomHole GUID.
NewRomHole1.BIN /HOLE:GUID
- /L Program all ROM Holes.
- /Ln Program n'th ROM Hole only(n=0-15).
- /E Program Embedded Controller Block.
- /OAD Delete Oem Activation key
- /A Oem Activation file
- /E Program Embedded Controller Block
- /ECUF Update EC BIOS when newer version is detected.
- /ME Program ME Entire Firmware Block.
- /MEUF Program ME Ignition Firmware Block.
- /CLNEVNLOG Clear Event Log.
- /CAPSULE Override Secure Flash policy to Capsule
- /RECOVERY Override Secure Flash policy to Recovery
- /EC Program Embedded Controller Block. (Flash Type)
- /CMD: Send special command to BIOS. /CMD:{xxx, xxx, xxx}
- /REBOOT Reboot after programming.
- /SHUTDOWN Shutdown after programming.
- /FDR Flash Flash-Descriptor Region.(*1)
- /GBER Flash GBE Region.(*1)
- /MER Flash Entire ME Region.(*1)
- /OPR Flash Operation Region of SPS.(*1)
- /PDR Flash PDR Region.(*1)
(*1)If BIOS ME Module have report, AFU will be show this command.
Rules
- Any parameter encolsed by < > is a mandatory field.
- Any parameter enclosed by [ ] is an optional field.
- <Commands> cannot co-exist with any [Options].
- Main BIOS image is default flashing area if no any option present.
- [/REBOOT], [/X], and [/S] will enable [/P] function automatically.
- If [/B] present alone, there is only the Boot Block area to be updated.
- If [/N] present alone, there is only the NVRAM area to be updated.
- If [/E] present alone, there is only the Embedded Controller block to be updated.
TROUBLESHOOTING
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Q1: AFUDOS cause DOS fail when it run in AUTOEXEC.BAT without any parameter.
A1: The issue seems caused by DOS version. AFU Currect version all change to 32bit compiler (Watcom C++).
Windows 98 DOS can not support this version. You need chang your DOS Version.