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

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.

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 environmenta.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 Format. A Format 3 1/2 Fl oppy Di sk window appears.

e.Select Create an MS-DOS startup di sk from the format options field, then click Start.

Windows® 2000 environmentTo 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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Chapter 2: BIOS setup