Asus M3N78 SE - BIOS Information; Managing and Updating BIOS

ASUS M3N78 SE 2-1
2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS
Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS le to a bootable oppy disk or a USB ash
disk in case you need to restore the BIOS in the future. Copy the original motherboard
BIOS using the ASUS Update or AFUDOS utilities.
2.1.1 Creating a bootable oppy disk
1. Do either one of the following to create a bootable oppy disk.
DOS environment
a. Insert a 1.44MB oppy disk into the drive.
b. At the DOS prompt, type
format A:/S then press <Enter>.
Windows
®
XP environment
a. Insert a 1.44 MB oppy disk to the oppy disk drive.
b. Click
Start from the Windows
®
desktop, 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. Windows
®
XP users: Select Create an MS-DOS startup disk from the format
options eld, then click Start.
Windows
®
Vista environment
a. Insert a formatted, high density 1.44 MB oppy disk to the oppy disk drive.
b. Click
from the Windows
®
desktop, then select Computer.
c. Right-click
Floppy Disk Drive then click Format to display the
Format 3 1/2 Floppy dialog box.
d. Select the
Create an MS-DOS startup disk check box.
e. Click
Start.
2. Copy the original or the latest motherboard BIOS le to the bootable oppy disk.
Chapter 2
BIOS information