Download the AFU Utility from AMI's website, select APTIO V AMI FIRMWARE UPDATE UTILITY
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
capsule
restart after programming
Press Flash
The utility will inform you that it will restart the system, press ok
Select “Proceed with flash update“
Do not power off or unplug your device during the update process, doing so may result in bricking and RMA. |
After the update is finished, press any key to reboot the system
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 /CAPSULE
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“
Do not power off or unplug your device during the update process, doing so may result in bricking and RMA. |
After the update is finished, press any key to reboot the system
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 /CAPSULE
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“
Do not power off or unplug your device during the update process, doing so may result in bricking and RMA. |
After the update is finished, press any key to reboot the system