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Managing and Updating your BIOS
The following utility allows you to manage and update the motherboard Basic
Input/Output System (BIOS) setup.
•
ASUS AFUDOS (Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable floppy disk)
Note:
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.
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, and then select
My Computer
.
c. Select the 3½ Floppy Drive icon.
d. Click
File
from the menu, and then select
Format
. A
Format 3½ Floppy Disk
window appears.
e. Select
Create an MS-DOS start-up disk
from the format options field, and then
click
Start
.
Windows ® 2000 environment
To create a set of boot disks for Windows® 2000:
a. Insert a formatted, high density 1.44 MB floppy disk into the drive.
b. Insert the Windows® 2000 CD to the optical drive.
c. Click
Start
, and then select
Run
.
d. From the Open field, type
D:\bootdisk\makeboot a:
(Assuming that d: is your optical drive)
e. Press <Enter>, then follow screen instructions to continue
2. Copy the original or the latest motherboard BIOS file to the bootable floppy disk.
AFUDOS Utility
The AFUDOS utility allows you to update the BIOS file in DOS environment using a
bootable floppy disk with the updated BIOS file. This utility also allows you to copy
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