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Chapter 5: BIOS setup
5.1
Managing and updating your BIOS
The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic
Input/Output System (BIOS) setup:
1.
Phoenix.Phlash16.BIOS.Flash.Utility (Updates the BIOS in DOS mode
using a bootable floppy disk.)
2.
ASUS.CrashFree.BIOS.2 (To recover the BIOS using a bootable floppy disk
when the BIOS file fails or gets corrupted.)
3.
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 Phoenix Phlash16 BIOS utilities. Refer to page
5-3 for details.
5.1.1
Creating 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® 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
.3.½.Floppy.Drive icon.
d. Right click
File from the menu, then select Format..A.Format.3½..
.
.
Floppy.Disk window appears.
e. Select
Create.an.MS-DOS.startup.disk from the format options field,
then click
Start.