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2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup. 1. ASUS EZ Flash 2: Updates the BIOS using a floppy disk, USB Flash, or the motherboard support CD during POST. 2. ASUS AFUDOS: Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable floppy disk. 3. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3: Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy disk, USB flash disk or the motherboard support CD when the BIOS file fails or gets corrupted. 4. ASUS Update: Updates the BIOS in Windows® environment. Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities. 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 AFUDOS utilities. 2.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 1. Do either one of the following to create a bootable floppy disk. DOS environment a. Insert a 1.44MB floppy disk into the drive. b. At the DOS prompt, type format A:/S then press . Windows® XP environment a. Insert a 1.44 MB floppy disk to the floppy disk drive. b. Click Start from the Windows® desktop, 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. Windows® XP users: Select Create an MS-DOS startup disk from the format options field, then click Start. Windows® Vista environment a. Insert a formatted, high density 1.44 MB floppy disk to the floppy disk drive. b. Click from the Windows® desktop, then select Computer. c. Right-click Floppy Disk Drive then click Format to display the Format 3 1/2 Floppy dialog box . d. Select the Create an MS-DOS startup disk check box. e. Click Start. 2. Copy the original or the latest motherboard BIOS file to the bootable floppy disk. 2- Chapter 2: BIOS setup

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Chapter 2: BIOS setup
2.1
Managing and updating your BIOS
The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic
Input/Output System (BIOS) setup.
1.
ASUS EZ Flash 2:
Updates the BIOS using a floppy disk, USB Flash, or the
motherboard support CD during POST.
2.
ASUS AFUDOS:
Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable floppy
disk.
3.
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3:
Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy disk,
USB flash disk or the motherboard support CD when the BIOS file fails or
gets corrupted.
4.
ASUS Update:
Updates the BIOS in Windows
®
environment.
Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities.
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 AFUDOS utilities.
2.1.1
Creating a bootable floppy disk
1.
Do either one of the following to create a bootable floppy disk.
DOS environment
a.
Insert a 1.44MB floppy disk into the drive.
b.
At the DOS prompt, type
format A:/S
then press <Enter>.
Windows
®
XP environment
a.
Insert a 1.44 MB floppy disk to the floppy disk drive.
b. Click
Start
from the Windows
®
desktop, 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. Windows
®
XP users: Select
Create an MS-DOS startup disk
from the
format options field, then click
Start
.
Windows
®
Vista environment
a.
Insert a formatted, high density 1.44 MB floppy disk to the floppy disk
drive.
b. Click
from the Windows
®
desktop, then select
Computer
.
c. Right-click
Floppy Disk Drive
then click
Format
to display the
Format 3
1/2 Floppy
dialog box
.
d. Select the
Create an MS-DOS startup disk
check box.
e. Click
Start
.
2.
Copy the original or the latest motherboard BIOS file to the bootable floppy
disk.