Asus RS100-E5-PI2 Server User Manual


 
5-2 Chapter 5: BIOS setup
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. ASUS AFUDOS (Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable oppy
disk.)
2. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 (Updates the BIOS using a bootable oppy or USB
Flash disk when the BIOS le fails or gets corrupted.)
Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities.
Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS le to a bootable oppy disk in
case you need to restore the BIOS in the future. Copy the original motherboard
BIOS using the ASUS Update or AFUDOS utilities.
5.1.1 Creatingabootableoppydisk
To create a bootable oppy disk in a DOS environment:
a. Insert a 1.44MB oppy disk into the drive.
b. At the DOS prompt, type format A:/S then press <Enter>.