Asus SABERTOOTH 55i User Manual - Page 68
Copying the current BIOS
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Windows® environment 1. Insert a 1.44MB floppy disk into the floppy disk drive. For motherboards without an onboard floppy connector, use a USB floppy disk drive instead. 2. Click Start from the Windows® desktop, and then select My Computer (Windows® XP) / Computer (Windows® Vista / 7). 3. Right-click Floppy Disk Drive, and then click Format to display the Format Floppy Disk Drive dialog box. 4. Select the Create an MS-DOS startup disk check box, and then click Start. Copying the current BIOS To copy the current BIOS file using the BIOS Updater • Ensure that the floppy disk is not write-protected and has at least 1024KB free space to save the file. • The succeeding BIOS screens are for reference only. The actual BIOS screen displays may not be same as shown. 1. Copy BIOS Updater (BUPDATER.EXE) from the motherboard support DVD to the bootable floppy disk. 2. Boot the system in DOS mode, and then at the prompt type: bupdater /o[filename] The [filename] is any user-assigned filename with no more than eight alphanumeric characters for the main filename and three alphanumeric characters for the extension name. A:\>bupdater /oOLDBIOS1.rom Main filename Extension name 3. The BIOS Updater backup screen appears indicating the BIOS backup process. When BIOS backup is done, press any key to return to the DOS prompt. ASUSTek BIOS Updater for DOS V1.00b [09/06/22] FLASH TYPE: MXIC 25L1605A Current ROM BOARD: SABERTOOTH 55i VER: 0301 DATE: 07/30/2009 Update ROM BOARD: Unknown VER: Unknown DATE: Unknown PATH: A:\ BIOS backup is done! Press any key to continue. Chapter 3 Note Saving BIOS: 3-6 Chapter 3: BIOS setup