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Chapter 2 BIOS information 2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a floppy disk or a USB flash 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 Create a bootable floppy disk using a different computer. To create a bootable floppy disk: 1. Insert a formatted, high density 1.44MB floppy disk to the floppy disk drive. 2. Follow the instructions based on your system environment. DOS environment a. At the DOS prompt, type format A:/S then press . Windows® XP environment a. From the Windows® desktop, click Start > My Computer. b. Select the 3 1/2 Floppy Drive icon. c. Click File from the menu, then select Format. A Format 3 1/2 Floppy window appears. d. Select Create an MS-DOS startup disk from the format options field, then click Start. Windows® Vista environment a. From the Windows® desktop, click > Computer. b. Right-click Floppy Disk Drive then click Format to display the Format 3 1/2 Floppy dialog box. c. Select the Create an MS-DOS startup disk check box. d. Click Start. 2. Copy the original or the latest motherboard BIOS file to the bootable floppy disk. Chapter 2: BIOS setup 2-1

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Chapter 2: BIOS setup
2-1
Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a floppy disk or a USB flash disk in
case you need to restore the BIOS in the future. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using
the ASUS Update or AFUDOS utilities.
Chapter 2
BIOS information
To create a bootable floppy disk:
1.
Insert a formatted, high density 1.44MB floppy disk to the floppy disk drive.
2.
Follow the instructions based on your system environment.
DOS environment
a.
At the DOS prompt, type
format A:/S
then press
<Enter>
.
Windows
®
XP environment
a.
From the Windows
®
desktop, click
Start
>
My Computer
.
b.
Select the 3 1/2 Floppy Drive icon.
c.
Click
File
from the menu, then select
Format
. A
Format 3 1/2 Floppy
window
appears.
d.
Select
Create an MS-DOS startup disk
from the format options field,
then click
Start
.
Windows
®
Vista environment
a.
From the Windows
®
desktop, click
>
Computer
.
b.
Right-click
Floppy Disk Drive
then click
Format
to display the
Format 3 1/2
Floppy
dialog box.
c.
Select the
Create an MS-DOS startup disk
check box.
d.
Click
Start
.
2.
Copy the original or the latest motherboard BIOS file to the bootable floppy disk.
2.1
Managing and updating your BIOS
Create a bootable floppy disk using a different computer.
2.1.1
Creating a bootable floppy disk