Creating Boot System Disk for Windows XP

[MRedman]

Has anyone encountered an error message after creating a
bootable system disk without autoexec.bat & config.sys?
Sequence of events: created boot disk & added the
aflash.exe file (required for BIOS Flash with ASUS
Motherboard)....after creation of this disk, I accessed
from the Command Prompt (a: aflash.exe)...After typing
aflash.exe...This error message followed:

ERROR: An Enhanced Memory Manager is already
installed...XMS driver is not installed.

ERROR! This program can't run under protected mode.

[Note: This is an error prior to even saving the current
BIOS version to disk...not an error after saving the
current version &/or after attempting to flash the BIOS]

- Your feedback is greatly appreciated...R/Mike

 

[Thomas Wendell]

You can't run aflash from Windows, it has to be run from straight DOS. Copy
the new BIOS-file the disk. Boot from the (bootable) system disk you made,
then run aflash.

 

[Frank]

MRedman wrote:
| Has anyone encountered an error message after creating a
| bootable system disk without autoexec.bat & config.sys?
| Sequence of events: created boot disk & added the
| aflash.exe file (required for BIOS Flash with ASUS
| Motherboard)....after creation of this disk, I accessed
| from the Command Prompt (a: aflash.exe)...After typing
| aflash.exe...This error message followed:
|
| ERROR: An Enhanced Memory Manager is already
| installed...XMS driver is not installed.
|
| ERROR! This program can't run under protected mode.
|
| [Note: This is an error prior to even saving the current
| BIOS version to disk...not an error after saving the
| current version &/or after attempting to flash the BIOS]
|
| - Your feedback is greatly appreciated...R/Mike

Go to www.bootdisk.com and download the Dr Dos
flash disk. It is not good practice to flash a BIOS from
windows or without a quality UPS.