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ASUS P4R800-V Deluxe motherboard user guide
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4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS
The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard
Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup.
1. AwardBIOS Flash Utility (Updates the BIOS using a floppy disk
during POST.)
2. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 (Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy
disk or the support CD when the BIOS gets corrupted.)
3. ASUS Update (Updates the BIOS in Windows
®
environment.)
Refer to the corresponding section for details on these utilities.
4.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk
1. Do either one of the following to create a bootable floppy disk.
DOS environment
Insert a 1.44 MB floppy disk into the drive. At the DOS prompt, type:
format A:/S then press <Enter>.
Windows
®
ME environment
a. From your Windows desktop, click on Start, then select My
Computer.
b. Double-click on Add/Remove Programs icon from the Control Panel
window.
c. Click on the Startup Disk tab, then on Create Disk... button.
d. Insert a 1.44 MB floppy disk when prompted. Follow the
succeeding screen instructions to complete the process.
Important notes
• It is recommended that you 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 AFLASH utilities.
•A working BIOS file for this motherboard is in the support CD. Use
this file only when you do not have a copy of the original motherboard
BIOS file in a floppy disk.
• Visit the ASUS website and download the latest BIOS file for this
motherboard using the ASUS Update utility.