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Managing and updating your BIOS

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4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup. 1. ASUS AFUDOS(Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy disk in DOS mode.) 2. ASUS EZ Flash (Updates the BIOS using a floppy disk during POST.) 3. ASUS CrashFree BIOS2 (Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy or the motherboard support CD.) 4. ASUS Update (Updates the BIOS in a Windows® environment.) Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities. Important notes It is recommended that you 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. Visit the ASUS website and download the latest BIOS file for this motherboard using the ASUS Update utility. 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 . Windows® 98SE/ME/2000/XP environment a. Insert a 1.44 MB floppy disk into the floppy disk drive. b. From your Windows desktop, click on Start, 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. If you are using Windows™ XP, select Create an MS-DOS startup disk from the format options field, then click Start. OR If you are using Windows™ 98SE/ME/2000, select Full option button from the format type, then click Start. ASUS SK8N motherboard 4-1

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ASUS SK8N motherboard
4-1
4.1
Managing and updating your BIOS
The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard
Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup.
1.
ASUS AFUDOS
(Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy disk in DOS mode.)
2.
ASUS EZ Flash
(Updates the BIOS using a floppy disk during POST.)
3.
ASUS CrashFree BIOS2
(Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy or the
motherboard support CD.)
4.
ASUS Update
(Updates the BIOS in a Windows
®
environment.)
Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities.
Important notes
It is recommended that you 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.
Visit the ASUS website and download the latest BIOS file for this
motherboard using the ASUS Update utility.
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 <Enter>.
Windows
®
98SE/ME/2000/XP environment
a.
Insert a 1.44 MB floppy disk into the floppy disk drive.
b.
From your Windows desktop, click on
Start
, 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.
If you are using Windows™ XP, select
Create an MS-DOS startup
disk
from the format options field, then click
Start
.
OR
If you are using Windows™ 98SE/ME/2000, select
Full
option
button
from the format type, then click
Start
.