AMI Aptio AFU User Guide
Aptio AFU User Guide
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Table of Contents
Aptio AFU User Guide .................................................................................................................................................... 1
Document Revision 0.36 ........................................................................................................................................................... 1
July 19, 2013 ............................................................................................................................................................................ 1
Legal .................................................................................................................................................................................. 2
Table of Contents ............................................................................................................................................................. 3
Document Information .................................................................................................................................................... 5
Purpose .......................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Audience ........................................................................................................................................................................ 5
Change History .............................................................................................................................................................. 5
Chapter 1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 7
Overview ........................................................................................................................................................................ 7
AFUAPTIO Features ..................................................................................................................................................... 7
Requirements ................................................................................................................................................................. 7
Supported Operating System ...................................................................................................................................... 7
Firmware Requirements ............................................................................................................................................. 8
Chapter 2 Getting Started ......................................................................................................................................... 9
Installation ..................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Chapter 3 AFUAPTIO Operation .......................................................................................................................... 10
Overview ...................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Commands and Options ............................................................................................................................................... 11
Usage ....................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Commands ............................................................................................................................................................... 11
Options ..................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Rules ........................................................................................................................................................................ 13
Chapter 4 Usage ....................................................................................................................................................... 14
Overview ...................................................................................................................................................................... 14
AFUDOS<InputorOutputFileName>[Option1][Option2]… ............................................................................. 14
AFUDOS <Input or Output File Name> <Command> ................................................................................................ 16
AFUDOS <Command> ............................................................................................................................................... 16
AFUDOS <ROM Hole File Name> <ROM Hole Option>:<ROM Hole GUID> ....................................................... 17
AFUDOS <BIOS ROM File Name> <Option><Number> ......................................................................................... 17
AFUDOS <Option /A> <OEM Activation Key Bin File Name> ................................................................................ 18
Chapter 5 Remarks .................................................................................................................................................. 19
Overview ...................................................................................................................................................................... 19
Preserving Setup Setting – /SP ..................................................................................................................................... 19
Preserving SMBIOS – /R and /Rn ............................................................................................................................... 20
Programming NVRAM Region – /N ........................................................................................................................... 20
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Programming Specific NCB Block – /Kn .................................................................................................................... 20
Programming Specific ROM Hole – /Ln ..................................................................................................................... 20
Secured Flash Update – /CAPSULE and /RECOVERY.............................................................................................. 21
Chapter 6 Support Table ......................................................................................................................................... 22
Command/Option Support in Each Mode .................................................................................................................... 22
Chapter 7 Error Codes ............................................................................................................................................ 24
Error Code Definition .................................................................................................................................................. 24
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Document Information
Purpose
This document provides information to use the Aptio AFU to update the system BIOS.
Audience
Generic BIOS Engineers, OEM Engineers, and Aptio Customers.
Change History
Date
Revision
Description
2007-03-30
0.10
Initial draft
2007-08-23
0.11
Updated document format
2007-09-12
0.12
Added product version number to page 1
2007-09-18
0.13
Updated for version 2.19 release
2009-07-09
0.14
Updated version, Legal, and Title page.
2009-08-13
0.15
1. Update Title and content to latest release of AFU.
2. Update usage to latest release of AFU.
2009-10-08
0.16
Correct spelling errors.
2009-10-14
0.17
Correct document properties and title.
2010-02-11
0.18
Add caution comment for option /N.
2010-02-22
0.19
Add more comments for option /N and /SP.
2010-07-02
0.20
Add the comment for option /R.
2010-08-10
0.21
Update content to latest release of AFU
2010-08-26
0.22
Correct document properties and title.
2010-09-14
0.23
Add error code definition.
2010-11-25
0.24
Add Windows PE in support list.
2011-01-13
0.25
Update content to latest release of AFU.
2011-07-08
0.26
Update content to latest release of AFU.
2011-12-09
0.27
Update content to latest release of AFU.
2012-01-06
0.28
Update content to latest AFU version 3.00.
2012-04-20
0.29
Update content to latest AFU version 3.01
2012-07-06
0.30
Update content to latest AFU version 3.02
2012-08-17
0.31
Update content to latest AFU version 3.03
2012-08-29
0.32
Add comment for secure flash options
2012-11-15
0.33
Update content to latest AFU version 3.04
2013-03-28
0.34
Update content to latest AFU version 3.04.02
2013-04-30
0.35
Update content to latest AFU version 3.04.03