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Chapter 2: BIOS setupChapter 2: BIOS setup

Chapter 2: BIOS setup

2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS

The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard

Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup.

AwardBIOS Flash Utility AwardBIOS Flash Utility

AwardBIOS Flash Utility (Updates the BIOS using a floppy disk

during POST.)

ASUS CrashFree BIOSASUS CrashFree BIOS

ASUS CrashFree BIOS

2 Utility2 Utility

2 Utility (Updates the BIOS using a

bootable floppy disk when the BIOS gets corrupted.)

Refer to the corresponding section for details on these utilities.

Important notesImportant notes

Important notes

• Save a copy of the

original motherboard BIOS fileoriginal motherboard BIOS file

original motherboard BIOS file to a

bootable floppy diskbootable floppy disk

bootable floppy disk 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 system builder’s website and download the latest BIOS file

for this motherboard using the ASUS Update utility.

2.1.12.1.1

2.1.1

Creating a bootable floppy diskCreating a bootable floppy disk

Creating a bootable floppy disk

1. Do either one of the following to create a bootable floppy disk.

DOS environment

a. Insert a 1.44 MB 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 Start

Start from the Windows

desktop, then select

MyMy

ComputerComputer

Computer.

c. Select the 3 1/2 Floppy Drive icon.

d. Click

File File

File from the menu, then select

FormatFormat

Format. A

Format 3 1/2Format 3 1/2

Format 3 1/2

Floppy DiskFloppy Disk

Floppy Disk window appears.

e. Select

Create an MS-DOS startup disk Create an MS-DOS startup disk

Create an MS-DOS startup disk from the format

options field, then click

StartStart

Start.

Windows

2000 environment

To create a set of boot disks for Windows

2000: