Managing And Updating Your Bios; Creating A Bootable Floppy Disk - Asus P4S800-MX SE User Manual

2.1

Managing and updating your BIOS

The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic
Input/Output System (BIOS) setup.
1. AFUDOS
(Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable floppy disk.)
2. ASUS EZ Flash
3. CrashFree BIOS 2
when the BIOS gets corrupted.)
4. ASUS Update
Refer to the corresponding section for each utility.
Important notes
• It is recommended that you 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 or
the ASUS Update utilities.
• A working BIOS file for this motherboard is in the support CD. Use this file
only when you do not have a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file in a
floppy disk.
• Visit the ASUS website and download the latest BIOS file for this
motherboard using the ASUS Update utility.
2.1.1

Creating a bootable floppy disk

1. Do either one of the following to create a bootable floppy disk.
DOS environment
Insert a 1.44 MB floppy disk into the drive. At the DOS prompt, type:
format A:/S then press <Enter>.
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Windows XP environment
a. Insert a 1.44 MB floppy disk to the floppy disk drive.
b. Click Start from the Windows
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.
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Windows 2000 environment
To create a set of boot disks for Windows
a. Insert a formatted, high density 1.44 MB floppy disk into the drive.
b. Insert the Windows
2-2
(Updates the BIOS using a floppy disk during POST.)
(Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy disk or the support CD
(Updates the BIOS in Windows
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desktop, then select My Computer.
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2000 CD to the optical drive.
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environment.)
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2000:
Chapter 2: BIOS information