Asus P4U800-X - Manual (Page 34)

2-2 Chapter 2: BIOS information
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. AwardBIOS Flash Utility (EZ Flash feature that updates the BIOS using a
floppy disk during POST.)
2. ASUS CrashFree BIOS (Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy disk when
the BIOS gets corrupted.)
3. ASUS Update (Updates the BIOS in Windows ® environment.)
Refer to the corresponding section for details on these utilities.
2.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk
1. Do either one of the following to create a bootable floppy disk.
DOS environment
Insert a 1.44 MB floppy disk into the drive. At the DOS prompt, type:
format A:/S then press .
Windows ® 98SE/ME environment
a. From your Windows desktop, click on Start, then select My Computer.
b. Double-click on Add/Remove Programs icon from the Control Panel window.
c. Click on the Startup Disk tab, then on Create Disk... button.
d. Insert a 1.44 MB floppy disk when prompted. Follow the succeeding screen
instructions to complete the process.
Windows ® XP environment
a. From your Windows desktop, click on Start, then select 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 Disk
window appears.
d. Insert a floppy disk to floppy disk drive then select Create an MS-DOS
startup disk from the format options field. Click Start.
Important notes
• It is recommended that you save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS
file to a bootable floppy disk in case you need to restore the BIOS in the
future. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the ASUS Update or
AFLASH utilities.
• A working BIOS file for this motherboard is in the support CD. Use this file
when you do not have a copy of the motherboard BIOS file in a floppy disk.
• Visit the ASUS website and download the latest BIOS file for this
motherboard using the ASUS Update utility.