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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® 98SE/ME/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, select Full option button from the format type, then click Start. ASUS A8V Deluxe motherboard 4-1