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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. AFUDOS (Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable floppy disk.)
2. ASUS EZ Flash (Updates the BIOS using a floppy disk during POST.)
3. CrashFree BIOS 2 (Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy disk or the
support CD when the BIOS gets corrupted.)
4. ASUS Update (Updates the BIOS in Windows
®
environment.)
Refer to the corresponding section for each utility.
Important notes
5.1.1 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
®
98SE/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.
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
AFUDOS or the ASUS Update 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.