Asus Maximus III Gene - Manual (Page 76)

3-6 Chapter 3: BIOS setup
3.1.4 ASUS BIOS Updater
The ASUS BIOS Updater allows you to update the BIOS file in DOS environment
using a bootable floppy disk with the updated BIOS file. This utility also allows you
to copy the current BIOS file that you can use as a backup when the BIOS fails or
gets corrupted during the updating process.
Creating a bootable floppy disk
Do either one of the following to create a bootable floppy disk.
DOS 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. At the DOS prompt, type format A:/S then press .
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 1�24KB
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