Asus M2A-MVP Computer Hardware User Manual


 
2-2 Chapter 2: BIOS setup
2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS
The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic
Input/Output System (BIOS) setup.
1. ASUS EZ Flash 2
2. ASUS AFUDOS 
disk.)
3. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3

corrupted.)
4. ASUS Update (Updates the BIOS in Windows
®
environment.)
Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities.
2.1.1 Creating a bootable oppy disk
 
DOS environment
 
b. At the DOS prompt, type format A:/S then press <Enter>.
Windows
®
XP environment
 
b. Click Start from the Windows
®
desktop, 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. Select Create an MS-DOS startup disk
then click Start.
Windows
®
2000 environment
To create a set of boot disks for Windows
®
2000:
 
b. Insert the Windows
®
2000 CD to the optical drive.
c. Click Start, then select Run.
 
D:\bootdisk\makeboot a:
assuming that D: is your optical drive.
e. Press <Enter>, then follow screen instructions to continue.


original motherboard BIOS using the ASUS Update or AFUDOS utilities.