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Chapter 5: BIOS informationChapter 5: BIOS information
Chapter 5: BIOS informationChapter 5: BIOS information
Chapter 5: BIOS information
5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS
5.1.15.1.1
5.1.15.1.1
5.1.1
Creating a bootable floppy diskCreating a bootable floppy disk
Creating a bootable floppy diskCreating a bootable floppy disk
Creating a bootable floppy disk
1. Do either one of the following to create a bootable floppy disk.
DOS environmentDOS environment
DOS environmentDOS environment
DOS environment
Insert a 1.44 MB floppy disk into the drive. At the DOS prompt, type:
format A:/S format A:/S
format A:/S format A:/S
format A:/S then press <Enter>.
WindowsWindows
WindowsWindows
Windows
®®
®®
®
ME environment ME environment
ME environment ME environment
ME environment
a. From your Windows desktop, click on
StartStart
StartStart
Start, then select
MyMy
MyMy
My
ComputerComputer
ComputerComputer
Computer.
b. Double-click on
Add/Remove ProgramsAdd/Remove Programs
Add/Remove ProgramsAdd/Remove Programs
Add/Remove Programs icon from the Control
Panel window.
c. Click on the
Startup DiskStartup Disk
Startup DiskStartup Disk
Startup Disk tab, then on
Create Disk...Create Disk...
Create Disk...Create Disk...
Create Disk... button.
d. Insert a 1.44 MB floppy disk when prompted. Follow the
succeeding screen instructions to complete the process.
Important notesImportant notes
Important notesImportant notes
Important notes
• Save a copy of the
original motherboard BIOS fileoriginal motherboard BIOS file
original motherboard BIOS fileoriginal motherboard BIOS file
original motherboard BIOS file to a
bootable floppy diskbootable floppy disk
bootable floppy diskbootable floppy disk
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.
• Visit the ASUS website and download the latest BIOS file for
this motherboard using the ASUS Update utility.
The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard
Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup.
1.
AwardBIOS Flash Utility AwardBIOS Flash Utility
AwardBIOS Flash Utility AwardBIOS Flash Utility
AwardBIOS Flash Utility
(Updates the BIOS using a floppy disk
during POST.)
2.
ASUS CrashFree BIOSASUS CrashFree BIOS
ASUS CrashFree BIOSASUS CrashFree BIOS
ASUS CrashFree BIOS
(Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy
disk when the BIOS gets corrupted.)
3.
ASUS UpdateASUS Update
ASUS UpdateASUS Update
ASUS Update
(Updates the BIOS in Windows
®
environment.)
Refer to the corresponding section for details on these utilities.