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Chapter 2, Bios information, 1 managing and updating your bios – Asus P5KPL-AM/PS User Manual

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Chapter 2: BIOS setup

2-1

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.

Chapter 2

BIOS information

To create a bootable floppy disk:
1.

Insert a formatted, high density 1.44MB floppy disk to 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, 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.

Copy the original or the latest motherboard BIOS file to the bootable floppy disk.

2.1

Managing and updating your BIOS

Create a bootable floppy disk using a different computer.

2.1.1

Creating a bootable floppy disk