5 - 2
5 - 2
5 - 2
5 - 2
5 - 2
C h a p t e r 5 : B I O S i n f o r m a t i o n
C h a p t e r 5 : B I O S i n f o r m a t i o n
C h a p t e r 5 : B I O S i n f o r m a t i o n
C h a p t e r 5 : B I O S i n f o r m a t i o n
C h a p t e r 5 : B I O S i n f o r m a t i o n
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.
A F U D O S
A F U D O S
A F U D O S
A F U D O S
A F U D O S
(
Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable floppy
disk.)
2.
A S U S E Z F l a s h
A S U S E Z F l a s h
A S U S E Z F l a s h
A S U S E Z F l a s h
A S U S E Z F l a s h
(
Updates the BIOS using a floppy disk during POST.)
Refer to the corresponding section for each utility.
5.1.1
5.1.1
5.1.1
5.1.1
5.1.1
Creating a bootable floppy disk
Creating a bootable floppy disk
Creating a bootable floppy disk
Creating a bootable floppy disk
Creating a bootable floppy disk
1.
Do either one of the following to create a bootable floppy disk.
D O S e n v i r o n m e n t
D O S e n v i r o n m e n t
D O S e n v i r o n m e n t
D O S e n v i r o n m e n t
D O S e n v i r o n m e n t
Insert a 1.44 MB floppy disk into the drive. At the DOS prompt, type:
f o r m a t A : / S
f o r m a t A : / S
f o r m a t A : / S
f o r m a t A : / S
f o r m a t A : / S then press <Enter>.
W i n d o w s
W i n d o w s
W i n d o w s
W i n d o w s
W i n d o w s
®
®
®
®
®
X P e n v i r o n m e n t
X P e n v i r o n m e n t
X P e n v i r o n m e n t
X P e n v i r o n m e n t
X P e n v i r o n m e n t
a.
Insert a 1.44MB floppy disk into the floppy disk drive.
b. From your Windows
®
desktop, click on S t a r t
S t a r t
S t a r t
S t a r t
S t a r t, then select M y
M y
M y
M y
M y
C o m p u t e r
C o m p u t e r
C o m p u t e r
C o m p u t e r
C o m p u t e r.
c.
Select the 3 1 / 2 F l o p p y D r i v e
3 1 / 2 F l o p p y D r i v e
3 1 / 2 F l o p p y D r i v e
3 1 / 2 F l o p p y D r i v e
3 1 / 2 F l o p p y D r i v e icon.
d. Click F i l e
F i l e
F i l e
F i l e
F i l e from the menu, then select F o r m a t
F o r m a t
F o r m a t
F o r m a t
F o r m a t. A F o r m a t
F o r m a t
F o r m a t
F o r m a t
F o r m a t
3 1 / 2 F l o p p y D i s k
3 1 / 2 F l o p p y D i s k
3 1 / 2 F l o p p y D i s k
3 1 / 2 F l o p p y D i s k
3 1 / 2 F l o p p y D i s k window appears.
e. Select C r e a t e a n M S - D O S s t a r t u p d i s k
C r e a t e a n M S - D O S s t a r t u p d i s k
C r e a t e a n M S - D O S s t a r t u p d i s k
C r e a t e a n M S - D O S s t a r t u p d i s k
C r e a t e a n M S - D O S s t a r t u p d i s k from the format
options field, then click S t a r t
S t a r t
S t a r t
S t a r t
S t a r t.
2.
Copy the original (or the latest) motherboard BIOS to the bootable
floppy disk.
•
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 AFUDOS utility.
•
Refer to the ASUS website for details about updating the BIOS.
