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Managing and updating your BIOS - deluxe bios update
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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. Award Flash BIOS Utility (Updates the BIOS using a floppy disk or during POST.) 2. ASUS Update (Updates the BIOS in a Windows® environment.) Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities. Important notes It is recommended that you 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 ASUS Update or AWDFLASH utilities. Visit the ASUS website 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® 98SE/ME/2000/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. If you are using Windows™ XP, select Create an MS-DOS startup disk from the format options field, then click Start. OR If you are using Windows™ 98SE/ME/2000, select Full option button from the format type, then click Start. 2. Copy the original (or the latest) motherboard BIOS to the bootable floppy disk. ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe motherboard 4-1