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4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS • The original BIOS file for this motherboard is in the root directory of the support CD filenamed "K8V.ROM". 4.1.1 • Copy the original BIOS to a bootable floppy disk in case you need to restore the BIOS in the future. 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 environment a. From your Windows desktop, click on Start, point to Settings, then click on Control Panel. b. Double-click on 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. 2. Copy the original (or the latest) motherboard BIOS to the bootable floppy disk. 4.1.2 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS Update the BIOS using the AFUDOS.EXE utility in DOS environment. 1. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS file for your motherboard. Save the BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk. Write down the BIOS file name to a piece of paper. You need to type the exact BIOS file name at the prompt. 2. Copy the AFUDOS.EXE utility from the support CD to the bootable floppy disk that contains the BIOS file. 3. Boot the system from the floppy disk. ASUS K8V Deluxe motherboard user guide 4-1

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ASUS K8V Deluxe motherboard user guide
4-1
4.1
Managing and updating your BIOS
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 the <Enter> key
Windows environment
a.
From your Windows desktop, click on
Start
, point to
Settings
, then
click on
Control Panel
.
b.
Double-click on
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.
2.
Copy the original (or the latest) motherboard BIOS to the bootable
floppy disk.
4.1.2
Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS
Update the BIOS using the AFUDOS.EXE utility in DOS environment.
1.
Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS
file for your motherboard. Save the BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk.
2.
Copy the AFUDOS.EXE utility from the support CD to the bootable
floppy disk that contains the BIOS file.
3.
Boot the system from the floppy disk.
•
The
original BIOS file
for this motherboard is in the root directory
of the support CD filenamed “K8V.ROM”.
•
Copy the original BIOS to a
bootable floppy disk
in case you
need to restore the BIOS in the future.
Write down the BIOS file name to a piece of paper. You need to type
the
exact BIOS file name
at the prompt.