Asus M3N78-AM - Manual (Page 48)

2-2 Chapter 2: BIOS setup
2.1 Managing 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 2: Updates the BIOS using a floppy disk or USB flash disk.
2. ASUS AFUDOS: Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable floppy
disk.
3. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3: Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy disk,
USB flash disk, or the motherboard support DVD when the BIOS file fails or
gets corrupted.
4. ASUS Update: Updates the BIOS in Windows ® environment.
Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities.
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 AFUDOS utilities.
2.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk
1. Do any of the following to create a bootable floppy disk.
DOS environment
a. Insert a 1.44MB floppy disk into the floppy disk drive.
b. At the DOS prompt, type format A:/S. Press .
Windows ® XP environment
a. Insert a 1.44MB floppy disk into the floppy disk drive.
b. Click Start from the Windows ® desktop, then select My Computer.
c. Right-click the 3 1/2 Floppy Drive icon, then select Format.
d. Select the Create an MS-DOS startup disk checkbox.
e. Click Start.