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Chapter 4: BIOS setup
4.1
Managing and updating you BIOS
The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic
Input/Output System (BIOS) setup.
1. ASUS AFUDOS:
Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable floppy
disk.
2.
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3:
Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy disk,
USB flash disk, or the motherboard Support CD when the BIOS file fails or
gets corrupted.
3. ASUS EZ Flash 2:
Updates the BIOS using a floppy disk or USB flash disk
during POST.
4. ASUS Update:
Updates the BIOS in Windows
®
environment.
Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities.
• Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a bootable USB
floppy disk or USB flash disk in case you need to restore the BIOS in the
future. Copy the original motherboard BIOS file using the ASUS Update or
AFUDOS utilities.
• All the floppy devices mentioned in this chapter are USB floppy devices.
4.1.1
Creating a bootable floppy disk
1. Create a bootable floppy disk:
Windows
®
XP environment
a. Insert a 1.44MB floppy disk into the floppy disk drive.
b. Click
Start
from the Windows
®
desktop, then select
My Computer
.
c. Right-click the 3 1/2 Floppy Drive icon, then select
Format
.
d. Select the
Create an MS-DOS startup disk
checkbox.
e. Click
Start
.
DOS environment
a. Insert a 1.44MB floppy disk into the floppy disk drive.
b. At the DOS prompt, type
format A:/S
then press
<Enter>
.
