Asus P4S800-MX - Manual (Page 34)

2-2 Chapter 2: BIOS information
2.1Managing and updating your BIOS
The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic
Input/Output System (BIOS) setup.
1. ASUS EZ Flash (Updates the BIOS using a floppy disk during POST.)
2. ASUS AFLASH (Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy disk in DOS mode.)
3. ASUS CrashFree BIOS (Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy disk.)
4. ASUS Update (Updates the BIOS in Windows ® environment.)
Refer to the corresponding section for details on these utilities.
2.1.1 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 .
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.
Windows ® XP environment
a. Insert a 1.44 MB floppy disk into the floppy disk drive.
b. From your Windows desktop, click on Start, then select My Computer.
c. Select the 3 1/2 Floppy Drive icon.
d. Click File from the menu, then select Format. A Format 3 1/2 Floppy Disk
window appears.
e. Select Create an MS-DOS startup disk from the format options field, then
click Start.
2. Copy the original (or the latest) motherboard BIOS to the bootable floppy disk.
Important notes
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 ASUS Update or AFLASH utilities.
Visit the ASUS website and download the latest BIOS file for this motherboard
using the ASUS Update utility.