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4.1
Managing and updating your BIOS
The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic
Input/Output System (BIOS) setup:
AFUDOS utility (Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable floppy
1.
disk.)
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 (To recover the BIOS using a bootable floppy disk
2.
when the BIOS file fails or gets corrupted.)
Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities.
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 ASUS Update or AFUDOS utilities.
4.1.1
Creating a bootable floppy disk
1.
Do either one of the following to create a bootable floppy disk.
DOS environment
a.
Insert a 1.44MB floppy disk into the drive.
At the DOS prompt, type format A:/S then press <Enter>.
b.
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Windows
XP/2003 environment
a.
Insert a 1.44 MB floppy disk to the floppy disk drive.
Click Start from the Windows
b.
Select the 3 ½ Floppy Drive icon.
c.
Right click File from the menu, then select Format. A Format 3½
d.
Floppy Disk window appears.
Select Create an MS-DOS startup disk from the format options field,
e.
then click Start.
ASUS DSAN-DX
desktop, then select My Computer.
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