2.1Managing and updating your BIOS

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

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

2.ASUS EZ Flash (Updates the BIOS using a floppy disk during POST.)

3.CrashFree BIOS 2 (Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy disk or the motherboard support CD.)

4.ASUS Update (Updates the BIOS in a Windows® environment.)

Refer to the corresponding section for each utility.

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 AFUDOS or the ASUS Update 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.

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 <Enter>.

Windows environment

a.From your Windows desktop, click on Start, point to Settings, then click on Control Panel.

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.

2.Copy the original (or the latest) motherboard BIOS to the bootable floppy disk.

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Chapter 2: BIOS information