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4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup. 1. ASUS AFUDOS - Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy disk in DOS mode. 2. ASUS EZ Flash - Updates the BIOS using a floppy disk during POST. 3. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 - Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy disk or the motherboard support CD. 4. ASUS Update - Updates the BIOS in a Windows® environment. Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities. Important notes • Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk in case you need to restore the BIOS in the future. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the AFUDOS utility. • Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) and download the latest BIOS file for this motherboard using the ASUS Update utility. 4.1.1 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 . Windows® XP environment a. Insert a 1.44 MB floppy disk into the floppy disk drive. b. From your Windows desktop, click on Start, then select My Computer. c. Select the 3 1/2 Floppy Drive icon. d. Click File from the menu, then select Format. A Format 3 1/2 Floppy Disk window appears. e. Select Create an MS-DOS startup disk from the format options field, then click Start. ASUS K8N-E Deluxe motherboard 4-1

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ASUS K8N-E Deluxe motherboard
4-1
4.1
Managing and updating your BIOS
The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard
Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup.
1.
ASUS AFUDOS - Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy disk in
DOS mode.
2.
ASUS EZ Flash - Updates the BIOS using a floppy disk during POST.
3.
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 - Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy
disk or the motherboard support CD.
4.
ASUS Update - Updates the BIOS in a Windows
®
environment.
Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities.
Important notes
•
Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a bootable
floppy disk in case you need to restore the BIOS in the future.
Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the AFUDOS utility.
•
Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) and download the latest
BIOS file for this motherboard using the ASUS Update utility.
4.1.1
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 <Enter>.
Windows
®
XP environment
a.
Insert a 1.44 MB floppy disk into the floppy disk drive.
b.
From your Windows desktop, click on
Start
, then select
My
Computer
.
c.
Select the
3 1/2 Floppy Drive
icon.
d.
Click
File
from the menu, then select
Format
. A
Format 3 1/2
Floppy Disk
window appears.
e.
Select
Create an MS-DOS startup disk
from the format options
field, then click
Start
.