Reply 17240 of 27784, by Aublak
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the_ultra_code wrote on 2020-11-21, 14:02:Don't fret. It's ez. Create a bootable DOS floppy disk (from 9x works), throw onto the disk Asus's AFUDOS utility or whatever th […]
Aublak wrote on 2020-11-21, 01:05:I've been kinda sitting on this task for too long. Now is a good time for me to stop being lazy and update it already. 😐 I never updated a bios using floppies. So I've been kicking the can.
Don't fret. It's ez. Create a bootable DOS floppy disk (from 9x works), throw onto the disk Asus's AFUDOS utility or whatever they want you to update the BIOS with, along with the new BIOS file, run
afudos.exe /iNAMEOFROM.ROM
from the DOS prompt, and boom, you have yourself a new BIOS flashed.
Besides, I think most boards from the 90s have removable BIOS chips. If anything goes wrong you can remove the chip and manually flash it using a TL866II programmer from China. I can confirm, it's wonderful.
Dammit. I went to go save my BIOS using my TL866II programmer. Threw the chip back into my motherboard.
Nothing.
Figured the chip wasn't sitting properly. Went to push the chip down. burnt my finger.
Well at least I saved the BIOS. I dunno if I have another similar IC chip on hand.
UPDATE:
Okay, I stuck it in the wrong way.
And it still works.
These things are pretty durable.
I have a nasty blister on my finger though. 🙁