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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
The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard
Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup.
1.
AFUDOSAFUDOS
AFUDOSAFUDOS
AFUDOS
(
Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable floppy
disk.)
2.
ASUS EZ FlashASUS EZ Flash
ASUS EZ FlashASUS EZ Flash
ASUS EZ Flash
(
Updates the BIOS using a floppy disk during POST.)
Refer to the corresponding section for each utility.
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
®®
®®
®
XP environment XP environment
XP environment XP environment
XP environment
a. Insert a 1.44MB floppy disk into the floppy disk drive.
b. From your Windows
®
desktop, click on
StartStart
StartStart
Start, then select
MyMy
MyMy
My
ComputerComputer
ComputerComputer
Computer.
c. Select the
3 1/2 Floppy Drive 3 1/2 Floppy Drive
3 1/2 Floppy Drive 3 1/2 Floppy Drive
3 1/2 Floppy Drive icon.
d. Click
File File
File File
File from the menu, then select
FormatFormat
FormatFormat
Format. A
FormatFormat
FormatFormat
Format
3 1/2 Floppy Disk3 1/2 Floppy Disk
3 1/2 Floppy Disk3 1/2 Floppy Disk
3 1/2 Floppy Disk window appears.
e. Select
Create an MS-DOS startup disk Create an MS-DOS startup disk
Create an MS-DOS startup disk Create an MS-DOS startup disk
Create an MS-DOS startup disk from the format
options field, then click
StartStart
StartStart
Start.
2. Copy the original (or the latest) motherboard BIOS to the bootable
floppy disk.
• 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 utility.
• Refer to the ASUS website for details about updating the BIOS.
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