Creating A Bootable Floppy Disk - Asus A7V266-MX User Manual

• The original BIOS file for this motherboard is in the support CD.
• Copy the original BIOS to a bootable floppy disk in case you
need to restore the BIOS in the future.

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 the <Enter> key
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Windows 98SE environment
a. From your Windows desktop, click Start, point to Settings, then click
Control Panel.
b. Double-click Add/Remove Programs icon from the Control Panel window.
c. Click on the Startup Disk tab, then on Create Disk... button.
d. Insert a 1.44 MB floppy disk when prompted. Follow the suceeding screen
instructions to complete the process.
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Windows XP environment
a. Insert a new 1.44 MB floppy disk in the floppy disk drive.
b. From the Windows desktop, click Start > My Computer.
c. In the My Computer window, click the 3 1/2 Floppy icon.
d. From the Menu bar, click File > Format.
e.
the Format Options field, then click Start.
2. Copy the original (or the latest) motherboard BIOS to the bootable floppy disk.
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Select "Create an MS-DOS Startup Disk" in
Chapter 2: BIOS Information