Asus P5W64 WS Professional - Manual (Page 78)

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4.1.2 4.1.2 4.1.2 4.1.2 4.1.2 Creating a bootable floppy disk Creating a bootable floppy disk Creating a bootable floppy disk Creating a bootable floppy disk Creating a bootable floppy disk
1. Do either one of the following to create a bootable floppy disk.
DOS environment
a. Insert a 1.44MB floppy disk into the drive.
b. At the DOS prompt, type format A:/S then press .
Windows ® XP environment
a. Insert a 1.44 MB floppy disk to the floppy disk drive.
b. Click S t a r t
S t a r t S t a r t S t a r t S t a r t from the Windows ® desktop, then select M y M y M y M y M y
C o m p u t e r C o m p u t e r C o m p u t e r C o m p u t e r C o m p u t e r.
c. Select the 3 1/2 Floppy Drive icon.
d. Click F i l e
F i l e F i l e F i l e F i l e from the menu, then select F o r m a t F o r m a t F o r m a t F o r m a t F o r m a t. A F o r m a t 3 1 / 2 F o r m a t 3 1 / 2 F o r m a t 3 1 / 2 F o r m a t 3 1 / 2 F o r m a t 3 1 / 2
F l o p p y D i s k F l o p p y D i s k F l o p p y D i s k F l o p p y D i s k F l o p p y D i s k window appears.
e. W i n d o w s W i n d o w s W i n d o w s W i n d o w s W i n d o w s ® ® ® ® ® X P u s e r s : X P u s e r s : X P u s e r s : X P u s e r s : X P u s e r s : Select C r e a t e a n M S - D O S s t a r t u p C r e a t e a n M S - D O S s t a r t u p C r e a t e a n M S - D O S s t a r t u p C r e a t e a n M S - D O S s t a r t u p C r e a t e a n M S - D O S s t a r t u p
d i s k d i s k d i s k d i s k d i s k from the format options field, then click S t a r t S t a r t S t a r t S t a r t S t a r t.
Windows ® 2000 environment
To create a set of boot disks for Windows ® 2000:
a. Insert a formatted, high density 1.44 MB floppy disk into the drive.
b. Insert the Windows
® 2000 CD to the optical drive.
c. Click S t a r t S t a r t S t a r t S t a r t S t a r t, then select R u n R u n R u n R u n R u n.
d. In the O p e n O p e n O p e n O p e n O p e n field, type D:\bootdisk\makeboot a:
assuming that D is your optical drive letter.
e. Press , then follow screen instructions to continue.
2. Copy the original or the latest motherboard BIOS file to the bootable
floppy disk.