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5-2 Chapter 5: BIOS setup
5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS
The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic
Input/Output System (BIOS) setup:
1.
Phoenix.Phlash16.BIOS.Flash.Utility (Updates the BIOS in DOS mode
using a bootable floppy disk.)
Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities.
5.1.1 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. Right-click File from the menu, then select Format . A Format.3.1/2.. .
. Floppy.Disk window appears.
e. Select Create.an.MS-DOS.startup.disk from the format options field,
then click Start .
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 Phoenix Phlash16 BIOS utilities. Refer to page 4-3 for details.