5.1Managing and updating your BIOS

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

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

2.ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 (Updates a corrupted BIOS file using the USB flash disk or the floppy disk that contains the updated BIOS file.)

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 AFUDOS utility.

5.1.1Creating a bootable floppy disk

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® Server 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.Copy the original or the latest motherboard BIOS file to the bootable floppy disk.

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Chapter 5: BIOS setup