User guide

ASUS M3N78-AM 2-3
Windows
®
Vista environment
a. Insert a formatted, high density 1.44MB oppy disk to the oppy
disk drive.
b. Click
from the Windows
®
desktop, then select Computer.
c. Right-click
Floppy Disk Drive, then click Format to display the Format 3
1/2 Floppy dialog box.
d. Select the
Create an MS-DOS startup disk checkbox.
e. Click
Start.
2. Copy the original or the latest motherboard BIOS le to the bootable oppy
disk.
2.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility
The ASUS EZ Flash 2 feature allows you to update the BIOS without having to go
through the long process of booting from a oppy disk and using a DOS-based
utility. The EZ Flash 2 utility is built in the BIOS chip so it is accessible by pressing
<Alt> + <F2> during the Power-On Self-Test (POST).
To update the BIOS using EZ Flash 2:
1. Visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com to download the latest BIOS le for
the motherboard.
2. Save the BIOS le to a oppy disk or USB ash disk, then restart the system.
3. Launch EZ Flash 2 using either of the following methods.
(1) Insert the oppy disk / USB ash disk that contains the BIOS le to the
oppy disk drive or a USB port. Press
<Alt> + <F2> during POST to
display the following.
ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility V3.21
Current ROM
Update ROM
A:
Note
FLASH TYPE: MXIC 25L8005
PATH: A:\
BOARD: M3N78-AM
VER: 0312 (H:00 B:07)
DATE: 08/21/2008
BOARD: Unknown
VER: Unknown
DATE: Unknown
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