Asus DELUXE P4R800-V - Manual (Page 65)

ASUS P4R800-V Deluxe motherboard user guide 4-1
4.1 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 (Updates the BIOS using a floppy disk
during POST.)
2. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 (Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy
disk or the support CD when the BIOS gets corrupted.)
3. ASUS Update (Updates the BIOS in Windows ® environment.)
Refer to the corresponding section for details on these utilities.
4.1.1 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 ® 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.
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 only when you do not have a copy of the original 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.