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Chapter 2: Getting started
Booting the system in DOS environment
TobootthesysteminDOS:
1. InserttheUSBashdrivewiththelatestBIOSleandBIOSUpdatertotheUSBport.
2. Bootyourcomputerthenpress<F8>tolaunchtheselectbootdevicescreen.
3. Whentheselectbootdevicescreenappears,inserttheSupportDVDintotheoptical
drivethenselecttheopticaldriveasthebootdevice.
Please select boot device:
E1: ASUS DVD-E818A6T (4069MB)
USB DISK 2.0 (3824MB)
UEFI: (FAT) USB DISK 2.0 (3824MB)
Enter Setup
and to move selection
ENTER to select boot device
ESC to boot using defaults
4. Whenthebootingmessageappears,press<Enter>withinve(5)secondstoenter
FreeDOSprompt.
Welcome to FreeDOS (http://www.freedos.org)!
C:/> d:
D:/>
5. OntheFreeDOSprompt,typed:thenpress<Enter>toswitchthediskfromDriveC
(opticaldrive)toDriveD(USBashdrive).
ISOLINUX 3.20 2006-08-26 Copyright (C) 1994-2005 H. Peter Anvin
A Bootable DVD/CD is detected. Press ENTER to boot from the DVD/CD.
If no key is pressed within 5 seconds, the system will boot next priority
device automatically. boot:
Updating the BIOS file
ToupdatetheBIOSle:
1. OntheFreeDOSprompt,typebupdater /pc /gandpress<Enter>.
2. OntheBIOSUpdaterscreen,press<Tab>toswitchfromFilespaneltoDrivespanel
thenselectD:.
D:/> bupdater /pc /g
Turnoffthecomputer.
EnsurethatyourcomputerhasaDVDopticaldrive.