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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 (Updates the BIOS using a floppy disk
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
during POST.)
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
A S U S C r a s h F r e e B I O S
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
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 (Updates the BIOS in Windows
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
Refer to the corresponding section for details on these utilities.
Important notes
Important notes
Important notes
Important notes
Important notes
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5.1.1
5.1.1
5.1.1
Creating a bootable floppy disk
Creating a bootable floppy disk
Creating a bootable floppy disk
5.1.1
5.1.1
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 then press <Enter>.
f o r m a t A : / S
f o r m a t A : / 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
W i n d o w s
a. From your Windows desktop, click on S t a r t
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
Panel window.
c. Click on the S t a r t u p D i s k
d. Insert a 1.44 MB floppy disk when prompted. Follow the
succeeding screen instructions to complete the process.
5 - 2
5 - 2
5 - 2
5 - 2
5 - 2
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 to a
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
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
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
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.
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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 d d / R e m o v e P r o g r a m s icon from the Control
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
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 . . .
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environment.)
S t a r t
S t a r t
S t a r t, then select M y
S t a r t
C r e a t e D i s k . . . button.
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 h a p t e r 5 : B I O S i n f o r m a t i o n
C h a p t e r 5 : B I O S i n f o r m a t i o n
C h a p t e r 5 : B I O S i n f o r m a t i o n
C h a p t e r 5 : B I O S i n f o r m a t i o n
C h a p t e r 5 : B I O S i n f o r m a t i o n
M y
M y
M y
M y
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