Asus Sabertooth 55i - Manual (Page 68)

3-6 Chapter 3: BIOS setup
Chapter 3
Windows ® environment
1. Insert a 1.44MB floppy disk into the floppy disk drive. For motherboards without an
onboard floppy connector, use a USB floppy disk drive instead.
2. Click Start from the Windows ® desktop, and then select My Computer (Windows ® XP)
/ Computer (Windows ® Vista / 7).
3. Right-click Floppy Disk Drive, and then click Format to display the Format Floppy
Disk Drive dialog box.
4. Select the Create an MS-DOS startup disk check box, and then click Start.
Copying the current BIOS
To copy the current BIOS file using the BIOS Updater
• Ensure that the floppy disk is not write-protected and has at least 1024KB free space
to save the file.
• The succeeding BIOS screens are for reference only. The actual BIOS screen displays
may not be same as shown.
1. Copy BIOS Updater (BUPDATER.EXE) from the motherboard support DVD to the
bootable floppy disk.
2. Boot the system in DOS mode, and then at the prompt type:
bupdater /o[filename]
The [filename] is any user-assigned filename with no more than eight alphanumeric
characters for the main filename and three alphanumeric characters for the extension name.
A:\>bupdater /oOLDBIOS1.rom
Main filename Extension name
3. The BIOS Updater backup screen appears indicating the BIOS backup process. When
BIOS backup is done, press any key to return to the DOS prompt.
ASUSTek BIOS Updater for DOS V1.00b [09/06/22]
Current ROM Update ROM
Note
Saving BIOS:
FLASH TYPE: MXIC 25L1605A
PATH: A:\
BOARD: SABERTOOTH 55i
VER: 0301
DATE: 07/30/2009
BOARD: Unknown
VER: Unknown
DATE: Unknown
BIOS backup is done! Press any key to continue.