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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.

1. ASUS AFUDOS - Updates the BIOS using a bootable oppy disk in

DOS mode.

2. ASUS EZ Flash - Updates the BIOS using a oppy disk during POST.

3. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 - Updates the BIOS using a bootable oppy

disk or the motherboard support CD.

4. ASUS Update - Updates the BIOS in a Windows

environment.

Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities.

Important notes

• Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS le to a bootable

oppy disk in case you need to restore the BIOS in the future. Copy

the original motherboard BIOS using the AFUDOS utility.

• Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) and download the latest

BIOS le for this motherboard using the ASUS Update utility.

4.1.1 Creating a bootable oppy disk

1. Do either one of the following to create a bootable oppy disk.

DOS environment

Insert a 1.44 MB oppy disk into the drive. At the DOS prompt, type:

format A:/S then press <Enter>.

Windows

2000/XP environment

a. Insert a 1.44 MB oppy disk into the oppy disk drive.

b. From your Windows desktop, click on Start, then select My

Computer.

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. If you are using Windows

XP, select Create an MS-DOS startup

disk from the format options eld, then click Start.

If you are using Windows

2000, select Full option button from the

format type, then click Start.

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