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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. A w a r d B I O S F l a s h U t i l i t y A w a r d B I O S F l a s h U t i l i t y A w a r d B I O S F l a s h U t i l i t y A w a r d B I O S F l a s h U t i l i t y A w a r d B I O S F l a s h U t i l i t y (Updates the BIOS using a floppy disk
during POST.)
2. A S U S C r a s h F r e e B I O S A S U S C r a s h F r e e B I O S A S U S C r a s h F r e e B I O S A S U S C r a s h F r e e B I O S A S U S C r a s h F r e e B I O S (Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy
disk when the BIOS gets corrupted.)
3. A S U S U p d a t e A S U S U p d a t e A S U S U p d a t e A S U S U p d a t e A S U S U p d a t e (Updates the BIOS in Windows ® environment.)
Refer to the corresponding section for details on these utilities.
5.1.1 5.1.1 5.1.1 5.1.1 5.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk Creating a bootable floppy disk Creating a bootable floppy disk Creating a bootable floppy disk Creating a bootable floppy disk
1. Do either one of the following to create a bootable floppy disk.
D O S e n v i r o n m e n t
D O S e n v i r o n m e n t D O S e n v i r o n m e n t D O S e n v i r o n m e n t D O S e n v i r o n m e n t
Insert a 1.44 MB floppy disk into the drive. At the DOS prompt, type:
f o r m a t A : / S f o r m a t A : / S f o r m a t A : / S f o r m a t A : / S f o r m a t A : / S then press <Enter>
W i n d o w s W i n d o w s W i n d o w s W i n d o w s W i n d o w s ® ® ® ® ® M E e n v i r o n m e n t M E e n v i r o n m e n t M E e n v i r o n m e n t M E e n v i r o n m e n t M E e n v i r o n m e n t
a. From your Windows desktop, click on S t a r t S t a r t S t a r t S t a r t S t a r t, then select M y M y M y M y M y
C o m p u t e r C o m p u t e r C o m p u t e r C o m p u t e r C o m p u t e r.
b. Double-click on A d d / R e m o v e P r o g r a m s A d d / R e m o v e P r o g r a m s A d d / R e m o v e P r o g r a m s A d d / R e m o v e P r o g r a m s A d d / R e m o v e P r o g r a m s icon from the Control
Panel window.
c. Click on the S t a r t u p D i s k S t a r t u p D i s k S t a r t u p D i s k S t a r t u p D i s k S t a r t u p D i s k tab, then on C r e a t e D i s k . . . C r e a t e D i s k . . . C r e a t e D i s k . . . C r e a t e D i s k . . . C r e a t e D i s k . . . button.
d. Insert a 1.44 MB floppy disk when prompted. Follow the
succeeding screen instructions to complete the process.
Important notes Important notes Important notes Important notes Important notes
• Save a copy of the o r i g i n a l m o t h e r b o a r d B I O S f i l e o r i g i n a l m o t h e r b o a r d B I O S f i l e o r i g i n a l m o t h e r b o a r d B I O S f i l e o r i g i n a l m o t h e r b o a r d B I O S f i l e o r i g i n a l m o t h e r b o a r d B I O S f i l e to a
b o o t a b l e f l o p p y d i s k b o o t a b l e f l o p p y d i s k b o o t a b l e f l o p p y d i s k b o o t a b l e f l o p p y d i s k b o o t a b l e f l o p p y d i s k in case you need to restore the BIOS in
the future. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the ASUS
Update or AFLASH utilities.
• Visit the ASUS website and download the latest BIOS file for
this motherboard using the ASUS Update utility.