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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.Award BI OS Fl
ash Utili
ty (Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable floppy disk.)
2.ASUS CrashFree BI
OS 2 (Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy disk or the motherboard support CD when the BIOS file fails or gets corrupted.)
3.ASUS EZ Fl
ash (Updates the BIOS in DOS using a floppy disk or the motherboard support CD.)
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 in case you need to restore the BIOS in the future. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the ASUS Update or AwardBIOS Flash utilities.
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oppy di
sk
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 <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 Fil e from the menu, then select F
ormat. A F
ormat 3 1/2 Fl
oppy Di
sk window appears.
e.Select Create an sk from the format options field, then click Start.
Windows® 2000 environment
To create a set of boot disks for Windows® 2000:
a.Insert a formatted, high density 1.44 MB floppy disk into the drive.
b.Insert the Windows® 2000 CD to the optical drive.
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