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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. A w a r d B I O S F l a s h U t i l i t y A w a r d B I O S F l a s h U t i l i t y A w a r d B I O S F l a s h U t i l i t y A w a r d B I O S F l a s h U t i l i t y A w a r d B I O S F l a s h U t i l i t y (Updates the BIOS using a floppy disk
during POST.)
2. A S U S C r a s h F r e e B I O S A S U S C r a s h F r e e B I O S A S U S C r a s h F r e e B I O S A S U S C r a s h F r e e B I O S A S U S C r a s h F r e e B I O S 2 U t i l i t y 2 U t i l i t y 2 U t i l i t y 2 U t i l i t y 2 U t i l i t y (Updates the BIOS using a
bootable floppy disk when the BIOS gets corrupted.)
Refer to the corresponding section for details on these utilities.
Important notes Important notes Important notes Important notes Important notes
• Save a copy of the o r i g i n a l m o t h e r b o a r d B I O S f i l e o r i g i n a l m o t h e r b o a r d B I O S f i l e o r i g i n a l m o t h e r b o a r d B I O S f i l e o r i g i n a l m o t h e r b o a r d B I O S f i l e o r i g i n a l m o t h e r b o a r d B I O S f i l e to a
b o o t a b l e f l o p p y d i s k b o o t a b l e f l o p p y d i s k b o o t a b l e f l o p p y d i s k b o o t a b l e f l o p p y d i s k b o o t a b l e f l o p p y d i s k in case you need to restore the BIOS in
the future. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the ASUS
Update or AFLASH utilities.
• Visit the system builder’s website and download the latest BIOS file
for this motherboard using the ASUS Update utility.
2.1.1 2.1.1 2.1.1 2.1.1 2.1.1 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 1.44 MB 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. Select C r e a t e a n M S - D O S s t a r t u p d i s k C r e a t e a n M S - D O S s t a r t u p d i s k C r e a t e a n M S - D O S s t a r t u p d i s k C r e a t e a n M S - D O S s t a r t u p d i s k C r e a t e a n M S - D O S s t a r t u p 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: