Amibios8 Utilities

How to recovery AMI BIOS if update fail? Boot Block Recovery from Floppy Disk Boot Block Recovery from Floppy Disk is a standard feature of the AMIBIOS8 core, and is enabled by default. This allows the user to recover a BIOS image using a standard floppy disk without the need for additional utilities. Instructions for manually initiating Boot Block Recovery from Floppy Disk: 1. Insert the floppy disk with the new BIOS file in the root directory into drive A.

Boot Block Recovery from Floppy Disk is a standard feature of the AMIBIOS8 core, and is enabled by default. Floppy disk without the need for additional utilities.

In most cases the file must be named AMIBOOT.ROM for the recovery process to load the file. However, this filename may differ from one product to another. Please consult the system motherboard documentation for more information. Press and hold the and keys down while turning the power on.

Continue to hold the and keys down until the access light on the floppy drive comes on. It may take a few seconds or more before this light turns on. Release the and keys. AMIBIOS issues a series of beep codes that indicate that the system BIOS ROM file is being updated.

There will also be a progress dialog displayed on the screen after the file has been loaded. When the flash ROM has successfully been programmed, the computer will reboot.

Please do not interrupt the BIOS flash process until it has fully completed. One function of the AMIBIOS Boot Block code it to test the integrity of the BIOS image in flash memory. If AMIBIOS8 Boot Block code detects a problem with the BIOS image, Boot Block recovery will automatically be initiated. This condition will be indicated using a series of beep codes. Boot Block Recovery from IDE CD-ROM Boot Block Recovery from IDE CD-ROM is nearly identical to Boot Block Recovery from Floppy Disk, except that the BIOS image is loaded from CD-ROM. The BIOS image may be loaded from CD-R & CD-RW drives, even if the drive was burned as a multi-session disk. In most cases the file must be named AMIBOOT.ROM for the recovery process to load the file.

Boot Block Recovery from USB Storage Boot Block Recovery from USB Storage is nearly identical to Boot Block Recovery from Floppy Disk, except that the BIOS image is loaded from a USB Storage Device. This includes a variety of USB devices that meet the USB Mass Storage Class definition. • USB Floppy • USB Flash Drive • USB CDROM & CDRW • USB ZIP & LS-120/LS-240 “Superdisk”.