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Managing and updating your BIOS - bios update

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2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS • The original BIOS file for this motherboard is in the support CD. • Copy the original BIOS to a bootable floppy disk in case you need to restore the BIOS in the future. 2.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 1. Do either one of the following to create a bootable floppy disk. DOS environment Insert a 1.44 MB floppy disk into the drive. At the DOS prompt, type: format a: /s , then press the key Windows® 98SE/ME environment a. From your Windows desktop, click Start, point to Settings, then click Control Panel. b. Double-click Add/Remove Programs icon from the Control Panel window. c. Click on the Startup Disk tab, then on Create Disk... button. d. Insert a 1.44 MB floppy disk when prompted. Follow the suceeding screen instructions to complete the process. Windows® XP environment a. Insert a new 1.44 MB floppy disk in the floppy disk drive. b. From the Windows desktop, click Start > My Computer. c. In the My Computer window, click the 3 1/2 Floppy icon. d. From the Menu bar, click File > Format. e. Select "Create an MS-DOS Startup Disk" in the Format Options field, then click Start. 2. Copy the original (or the latest) motherboard BIOS to the bootable floppy disk. 2-2 Chapter 2: BIOS information

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Chapter 2: BIOS information
2.1
Managing and updating your BIOS
•
The
original BIOS file
for this motherboard is in the support CD.
•
Copy the original BIOS to a
bootable floppy disk
in case you
need to restore the BIOS in the future.
2.1.1
Creating a bootable floppy disk
1.
Do either one of the following to create a bootable floppy disk.
DOS environment
Insert a 1.44 MB floppy disk into the drive. At the DOS prompt, type:
format a: /s
, then press the <Enter> key
Windows
®
98SE/ME environment
a.
From your Windows desktop, click
Start
, point to
Settings
, then click
Control Panel
.
b.
Double-click
Add/Remove Programs
icon from the Control Panel window.
c.
Click on the
Startup Disk
tab, then on
Create Disk...
button.
d.
Insert a 1.44 MB floppy disk when prompted. Follow the suceeding screen
instructions to complete the process.
Windows
®
XP environment
a.
Insert a new 1.44 MB floppy disk in the floppy disk drive.
b.
From the Windows desktop, click
Start
>
My Computer
.
c.
In the
My Computer
window, click the
3 1/2 Floppy
icon.
d.
From the Menu bar, click
File
>
Format.
e.
Select
“
Create an MS-DOS Startup Disk
”
in the
Format Options
field,
then click
Start
.
2.
Copy the original (or the latest) motherboard BIOS to the bootable floppy disk.