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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. 2.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility The ASUS EZ Flash 2 feature allows you to update the BIOS without having to go through the long process of booting from a floppy disk and using a DOS‑based utility. The EZ Flash 2 utility is built-in the BIOS chip so it is accessible by pressing + during the Power-On Self Tests (POST). To update the BIOS using EZ Flash 2: 1. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS file for the motherboard. 2. Save the BIOS file to a floppy disk or a USB flash disk, then restart the system. 3. You can launch the EZ Flash 2 by two methods. (1) Insert the floppy disk / USB flash disk that contains the BIOS file to the floppy disk drive or the USB port. Press + during POST to display the following. ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility V3.20 FLASH TYPE: MXIC 25L8005 Current ROM BOARD: P5GC-MX GBL VER: 0102 (H:00 B:00) DATE: 11/08/07 Update ROM BOARD: Unknown VER: Unknown DATE: Unknown PATH: A:\ A: Note [Enter] Select or Load [Tab] Switch [B] Backup [ESC] Exit [Up/Down/Home/End] Move ASUS P5GC-MX/GBL 2-

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ASUS P5GC-MX/GBL
2-3
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.
To update the BIOS using EZ Flash 2:
1.
Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS file for
the motherboard.
2.
Save the BIOS file to a floppy disk or a USB flash disk, then restart the
system.
2.1.2
ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility
The ASUS EZ Flash 2 feature allows you to update the BIOS without having to go
through the long process of booting from a floppy disk and using a DOS-based
utility. The EZ Flash 2 utility is built-in the BIOS chip so it is accessible by pressing
<Alt> + <F2> during the Power-On Self Tests (POST).
3.
You can launch the EZ Flash 2 by two methods.
(1)
Insert the floppy disk / USB flash disk that contains the BIOS file to the
floppy disk drive or the USB port.
Press <Alt> + <F2> during POST to display the following.
ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility V3.20
Current ROM
Update ROM
A:
Note
[Enter] Select or Load
[B] Backup
[ESC] Exit
[Tab] Switch
[Up/Down/Home/End] Move
FLASH TYPE:
MXIC 25L8005
PATH:
A:\
BOARD:
P5GC-MX GBL
VER:
0102
(H:00 B:00)
DATE:
11/08/07
BOARD:
Unknown
VER:
Unknown
DATE:
Unknown