Chapter 2: BIOS setup
2-1
Chapter 2
BIOS setup
2.1
Managing and updating your BIOS
Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk or a USB flash
disk in case you need to restore the BIOS in the future. Copy the original motherboard
BIOS using the ASUS Update or AFUDOS utilities.
2.1.1
Creating a bootable floppy disk
To create a bootable floppy disk
1.
Insert a formatted, high density 1.44MB floppy disk to the floppy disk drive.
2.
Follow the instructions based on your system environment.
DOS environment
a. At the DOS prompt, type
format A:/S
then press
<Enter>
.
Windows
®
XP environment
a. From the Windows
®
desktop, click
Start
>
My Computer
.
b. Select the 3 1/2 Floppy Drive icon.
c. Click
File
from the menu, then select
Format
. A
Format 3 1/2 Floppy
window
appears.
d. Select
Create an MS-DOS startup disk
from the format options field, then click
Start
.
Windows
®
Vista environment
a. From the Windows
®
desktop, click
>
Computer
.
b. Right-click
Floppy Disk Drive
then click
Format
to display the
Format 3 1/2
Floppy
dialog box.
c. Select the
Create an MS-DOS startup disk
check box.
d. Click
Start
.
2.
Copy the original or the latest motherboard BIOS file to the bootable floppy disk.
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