Asus M2V-MX SE - Manual (Page 45)

ASUS M2V-MX SE 2-3
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.Start, then select Run.
d. From the Open field, type
D:\bootdisk\makeboot a:
assuming that D: is your optical drive.
e. Press , then follow screen instructions to continue.
Windows ® Vista environment
a. Insert a formatted, high density 1.44 MB floppy disk to the floppy disk
drive.
b. Click from the Windows ® desktop, then select Computer.
c. Right-click Floppy Disk Drive then click Format to display the Format.3.
1/2.Floppy dialog box.
d. Select the Create an MS-DOS startup disk check box.
e. Click Start.
2. Copy the original or the latest motherboard BIOS file to the bootable floppy disk.
2.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash utility
The ASUS EZ Flash feature allows you to update the BIOS without having to go
through the long process of booting from a floppy disk and using a DOS-based
utility. The EZ Flash utility is built-in the BIOS chip so it is accessible by pressing
+ during the Power-On Self Tests (POST).
To update the BIOS using EZ Flash:
1. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS file for
the motherboard and rename the same to M2V_MX SE.ROM.
2. Save the BIOS file to a floppy disk, then restart the system.
3. Press + during POST to display the following.
EZFlash starting BIOS update
Checking for floppy...