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

disk.

2.1.2

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

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XP environment

a. Insert a 1.44 MB floppy disk to the floppy disk drive.
b. Click Start from the Windows

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desktop, then select My Computer.

c. Select the 3 1/2 Floppy Drive icon.
d. Click File from the menu, then select Format..A.Format 3 1/2 Floppy

Disk window appears.

e. Windows

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XP users: Select Create an MS-DOS startup disk from the

format options field, then click Start.