AFU (AMI Firmware Update) is a package of utilities used
to update the system BIOS under various operating systems.
Note: AFU only works for AMIBIOS with SMI FLASH support.
Current version: 1.33
The package includes:
- AFUDOS.EXE
- AFUWIN.EXE
- AMIFLDRV.SYS
- AMIFLDRV.VXD
- AFULNX
- AFUBSD
How to run the utility under NT 4.0 / 2000 / XP
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1. Copy the file AMIFLDRV.SYS and AFUWIN.EXE to a directory
2. Run AFUWIN.EXE
How to run the utility under 95 / 98 / ME
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1. Copy the file AMIFLDRV.VXD and AFUWIN.EXE to a directory
2. Run AFUWIN.EXE
How to run the utility under DOS
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1. Run the file AFUDOS.EXE
How to run the utility under LINUX (kernel version 1.2 and above)
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1. Run the file AFULNX (to execute the command from the current directory type ./AFULNX)
Linux Operating System has a problem that affect the execution of this utility
in system with more than 1GB of memory or for kernel built with 4GB flag.
In this case it is necessary to use the utility AFULNX2,
which is provided in the separate zip file.
How to run the utility under FreeBSD (version 3.0 and above)
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1. Run the file AFUBSD (to execute the command from the current directory type ./AFUBSD)
Usage
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afuxxx /i<ROM filename> [/o<save ROM filename>] [/n] [/p[b][n][c]] [/s] [/k[N]] [/c[N]] [/q] [/h] [/t] [/u<ROM filename>] [/d]
/n - Don't check ROM ID
/pbnc -
b - Program Boot Block
n - Program NVRAM
c - Destroy System CMOS
/k - Program all non-critical blocks only
/kN - Program N'th non-critical block only (from k0 upto k7)
/s - Leave signature in BIOS
/q - Silent execution
/h - Print help
/t - Display ROM ID string
/c - Program Main BIOS and all Non-critical blocks
/cN - Program Main BIOS and N'th Non-critical block (from c0 upto c7)
/d - Compare ROM file (skips flashing)
/u<ROM filename> -Display ROM ID
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.