BIOS Update procedure

Download utility

Download the AFU Utility from AMI's website, select APTIO V AMI FIRMWARE UPDATE UTILITY

Option 1: Update from windows GUI (easiest)

• In AMI utilities directory go to:

  • afu\afuwin\64\

  • Unzip the afuwin64.zip file and enter the extracted directory

• Run AFUWINGUIx64.exe

• Press Open and navigate to the BIOS_image_file

• Go to the setup tab and set the following options:

  • program all blocks

  • main bios image

  • boot block

  • nvram

  • restart after programming

• Press Flash

• The utility will inform you that it will restart the system, press ok

• Select “Proceed with flash update“

• After the update is finished, press any key to reboot the system

Option 2: Update from windows cmd

• In AMI utilities directory go to:

  • afu\afuwin\64\

  • Unzip the afuwin64.zip file and enter the extracted directory

• Open cmd and navigate to the directory where you extracted afuwin

• Run:

  • AFUWINx64 <YOUR_BIOS_IMAGE> /P /B /K /N /REBOOT

    • It is recommended to paste the BIOS image in the same directory

• Press y to restart the system

• In BIOS environment set:

  • Reset NVRAM: Enabled

  • Boot Block Update : Enabled

• Select “Proceed with flash update“

• After the update is finished, press any key to reboot the system

Option 3: USB Drive using UEFI (advanced)

• Copy the files to the USB Drive you created in the Create EFI shell bootable USB drive section

• Boot Bedrock to EFI shell 

• Identify your drive as FS#: (where # could be 1,2,3,…..)

• Select the correct drive using: 

  • FS#: 

• You can navigate to your files using: 'dir' and 'cd'  (if you chose to place in a different directory)

• Run:

  • AfuEfix64.efi <YOUR_BIOS_IMAGE> /P /B /K /N /REBOOT

• Press y to restart the system

• In BIOS environment make sure the following settings are set to:

  • Reset NVRAM: Enabled

  • Boot Block Update : Enabled

• Select “Proceed with flash update“

• After the update is finished, press any key to reboot the system