Asus P5QL - Manual (Page 39)

ASUS P5QL 2-1
Chapter 2
BIOS information
2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS
Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a 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.
Create a bootable floppy disk using a different computer.
To create a bootable floppy disk:
1.
Insert a formatted, high density 1.44MB floppy disk into 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 .
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 bar, 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.
2.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk