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2.1Managing and updating your BIOS

The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup.

1.ASUS EZ Flash 2 (Updates the BIOS using a floppy disk, USB Flash, or the motherboard support CD during POST.)

2.ASUS AFUDOS (Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable floppy disk.)

3.ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 (Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy, or the motherboard support CD when the BIOS file fails or gets corrupted.)

4.ASUS Update (Updates the BIOS in Windows® environment.)Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities.

Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk or a USB flash disk in case you need to restore the BIOS in the future. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the ASUS Update or AFUDOS utilities.

AMI BI OS beep codes

Test Item	BIOS Beeps
VGA found beep	One short beep
System boot	One short beep (Quick Boot set to Disabled)
No memory found	One long beep, two short beeps,
	pause a period of time, and loop
No keyboard error	One short beep
No VGA found	One long beep with three short beeps
Hardware monitoring error	One long beep with four short beeps

2.1.1 Creati ng a bootabl e fl oppy di sk

1.Do either one of the following to create a bootable floppy disk.DOS environmenta.Insert a 1.44MB floppy disk into the drive.

b.At the DOS prompt, type format A:/S then press <Enter>. Windows® XP environment

a.Insert a 1.44 MB floppy disk to the floppy disk drive.b.Click Start from the Windows® 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.Select Create an MS-DOS startup disk from the format options field, then click Start.

2- Chapter 2: BIOS Setup