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EZFlash starting BIOS update Checking for floppy... Rebooting. • • 2-3 Completed. Flashed successfully. EZFlash starting BIOS update Checking for floppy... Floppy found! Reading file "A8VVM.ROM".
EZFlash starting BIOS update Checking for floppy... Rebooting. • • 2-3 Completed. Flashed successfully. EZFlash starting BIOS update Checking for floppy... Floppy found! Reading file "A8VVM.ROM".
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Version 1.10 Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. done A:\> 2-4 All rights reserved. Reading flash ..... • • A:\>afudos /oOLDBIOS1.ROM A:\>afudos /oOLDBIOS1.ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility -
Version 1.10 Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. done A:\> 2-4 All rights reserved. Reading flash ..... • • A:\>afudos /oOLDBIOS1.ROM A:\>afudos /oOLDBIOS1.ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility -
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Version 1.10 Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. All rights reserved. A:\>afudos /iA8VVM.ROM A:\>afudos /iA8VVM.ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility - Reading file ..... done Erasing flash .... Version 1.10 Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. done Erasing flash .... done A:\> 2-5 done Writing flash .... 0x0008CC00 (9%) A:\>afudos /iA8VVM.ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility - All rights reserved. done Writing flash .... 0x0008CC00 (9%) Verifying flash .. Reading file .....
Version 1.10 Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. All rights reserved. A:\>afudos /iA8VVM.ROM A:\>afudos /iA8VVM.ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility - Reading file ..... done Erasing flash .... Version 1.10 Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. done Erasing flash .... done A:\> 2-5 done Writing flash .... 0x0008CC00 (9%) A:\>afudos /iA8VVM.ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility - All rights reserved. done Writing flash .... 0x0008CC00 (9%) Verifying flash .. Reading file .....
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Floppy found! Bad BIOS checksum. Reading file "A8VVM.ROM". Checking for floppy... Completed. Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery... Please turn off your system and turn on again to get system back. 2-6 Checking for floppy... Starting BIOS recovery...
Floppy found! Bad BIOS checksum. Reading file "A8VVM.ROM". Checking for floppy... Completed. Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery... Please turn off your system and turn on again to get system back. 2-6 Checking for floppy... Starting BIOS recovery...
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...Boot Device Priority 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot [1st FLOPPY DRIVE] [PM-ST320410A] [PS-ASUS CD-S520/A] Specifies the boot sequence from the availabe devices. A device enclosed in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding menu. Change ... 1985-2004, American Megatrends, Inc. 2-30 A virtual floppy disk drive (Floppy Drive B:) may appear when you set the CD-ROM drive as the first boot device. Main Advanced Boot Settings BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power Boot Exit Boot Device Priority Boot Settings Configuration Security Specifies...
...Boot Device Priority 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot [1st FLOPPY DRIVE] [PM-ST320410A] [PS-ASUS CD-S520/A] Specifies the boot sequence from the availabe devices. A device enclosed in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding menu. Change ... 1985-2004, American Megatrends, Inc. 2-30 A virtual floppy disk drive (Floppy Drive B:) may appear when you set the CD-ROM drive as the first boot device. Main Advanced Boot Settings BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power Boot Exit Boot Device Priority Boot Settings Configuration Security Specifies...
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BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot Full Screen Logo AddOn ROM Display Mode Bootup Num-Lock PS/2 Mouse Support Wait for 'F1' if Error Hit 'DEL' Message Display Interrupt 19 Capture [Enabled] [Enabled] [Force BIOS] [On] [Auto] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] Allows BIOS to boot the system. Select Screen Select Item +- This will decrease the time needed to skip certain tests while booting. Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.58 (C)Copyright 1985-2004, American Megatrends, Inc. 2-31
BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot Full Screen Logo AddOn ROM Display Mode Bootup Num-Lock PS/2 Mouse Support Wait for 'F1' if Error Hit 'DEL' Message Display Interrupt 19 Capture [Enabled] [Enabled] [Force BIOS] [On] [Auto] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] Allows BIOS to boot the system. Select Screen Select Item +- This will decrease the time needed to skip certain tests while booting. Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.58 (C)Copyright 1985-2004, American Megatrends, Inc. 2-31
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... command exactly as shown, then supply the required item or value enclosed in brackets Example: At the DOS prompt, type the command line: awdflash A8VVM.ROM ix DANGER/WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task. IMPORTANT: Instructions that you complete a task. Typography Bold text Italics Indicates...
... command exactly as shown, then supply the required item or value enclosed in brackets Example: At the DOS prompt, type the command line: awdflash A8VVM.ROM ix DANGER/WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task. IMPORTANT: Instructions that you complete a task. Typography Bold text Italics Indicates...
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A8V-VM specifications summary CPU Chipset System Bus Memory VGA Expansion slots Storage Audio USB LAN ASUS special features BIOS features Back Panel I/O Ports Socket 939 for AMD® Athlon™ 64FX/ ...;(C��P�U��P�a�r�a�m��e�t�e�r�R�e��c�a�ll�) ASUS MyLogo ASUS EZ Flash ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 4 Mb Flash ROM, AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.3 1 x Parallel port 1 x Serial port 1 x PS/2 keyboard port 1 x ...
A8V-VM specifications summary CPU Chipset System Bus Memory VGA Expansion slots Storage Audio USB LAN ASUS special features BIOS features Back Panel I/O Ports Socket 939 for AMD® Athlon™ 64FX/ ...;(C��P�U��P�a�r�a�m��e�t�e�r�R�e��c�a�ll�) ASUS MyLogo ASUS EZ Flash ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 4 Mb Flash ROM, AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.3 1 x Parallel port 1 x Serial port 1 x PS/2 keyboard port 1 x ...
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... Innovative ASUS features CrashFree BIOS 2 This feature allows you to use a DOS-based utility or boot from the support CD in the motherboard allows you... page 1-24 for details. AMD Cool 'n' Quiet!™ Technology The motherboard supports the AMD Cool 'n' Quiet!™ Technology that dynamically and automatically .... Serial ATA 3Gb/s technology The motherboard supports the Serial ATA 3 Gb/s technology through the Serial ATA interfaces. ASUS MyLogo™ This new feature present... logos. ASUS EZ Flash BIOS With the ASUS EZ Flash, you to personalize and add style to buy a...
... Innovative ASUS features CrashFree BIOS 2 This feature allows you to use a DOS-based utility or boot from the support CD in the motherboard allows you... page 1-24 for details. AMD Cool 'n' Quiet!™ Technology The motherboard supports the AMD Cool 'n' Quiet!™ Technology that dynamically and automatically .... Serial ATA 3Gb/s technology The motherboard supports the Serial ATA 3 Gb/s technology through the Serial ATA interfaces. ASUS MyLogo™ This new feature present... logos. ASUS EZ Flash BIOS With the ASUS EZ Flash, you to personalize and add style to buy a...
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... you to update the BIOS without having to A8VVM.ROM. Floppy found !" ASUS A8V-VM 2- Press , then follow screen instructions to the floppy disk drive. Reading file "A8VVM.ROM". d. e. Copy the original or the latest motherboard BIOS file to the bootable floppy disk. 2.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash utility The ASUS EZ Flash feature allows you rename the BIOS file...
... you to update the BIOS without having to A8VVM.ROM. Floppy found !" ASUS A8V-VM 2- Press , then follow screen instructions to the floppy disk drive. Reading file "A8VVM.ROM". d. e. Copy the original or the latest motherboard BIOS file to the bootable floppy disk. 2.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash utility The ASUS EZ Flash feature allows you rename the BIOS file...
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A:\>afudos /oOLDBIOS1.ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility - Save the BIOS file to the DOS prompt after copying the current BIOS file. 2.1.3 AFUDOS utility The AFUDOS utility allows you created earlier. 2. Copy the AFUDOS utility (afudos.exe) from the motherboard support CD to the bootable floppy...rights reserved. The utility copies the current BIOS file to save the file. • The succeeding BIOS screens are for the motherboard. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) and download the latest BIOS file for reference only. Boot the system in DOS environment using the AFUDOS utility: 1....
A:\>afudos /oOLDBIOS1.ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility - Save the BIOS file to the DOS prompt after copying the current BIOS file. 2.1.3 AFUDOS utility The AFUDOS utility allows you created earlier. 2. Copy the AFUDOS utility (afudos.exe) from the motherboard support CD to the bootable floppy...rights reserved. The utility copies the current BIOS file to save the file. • The succeeding BIOS screens are for the motherboard. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) and download the latest BIOS file for reference only. Boot the system in DOS environment using the AFUDOS utility: 1....
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...BIOS update process is the latest or the original BIOS file on a piece of paper. Reboot the system from the motherboard support CD to type the exact BIOS filename at the prompt type: afudos /i[filename] where [filename] is completed.... Reading file ..... Erasing flash ..... WARNING!! WARNING!! done Erasing flash .... A:\>afudos /iA8VVM.ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility - done Erasing flash .... done Please restart your computer 100% ASUS A8V-VM 2- A:\>afudos /iA8VVM.ROM 4. All rights reserved. All rights reserved. done Verifying flash ... Version 1.19 Copyright (C)...
...BIOS update process is the latest or the original BIOS file on a piece of paper. Reboot the system from the motherboard support CD to type the exact BIOS filename at the prompt type: afudos /i[filename] where [filename] is completed.... Reading file ..... Erasing flash ..... WARNING!! WARNING!! done Erasing flash .... A:\>afudos /iA8VVM.ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility - done Erasing flash .... done Please restart your computer 100% ASUS A8V-VM 2- A:\>afudos /iA8VVM.ROM 4. All rights reserved. All rights reserved. done Verifying flash ... Version 1.19 Copyright (C)...
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... to the floppy disk drive. 3. Starting BIOS recovery... Checking for floppy... Reading file "A8VVM.ROM". Doing so can update a corrupted BIOS file using the motherboard support CD or the floppy disk that contains the updated BIOS file. • Prepare the...ROM. Checking for floppy... When found ! Completed. Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process. 2- Chapter 2: BIOS setup Starting BIOS recovery... Floppy found , the utility reads the BIOS file and starts flashing the corrupted BIOS file. Start flashing... 2.1.4 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility The ASUS...
... to the floppy disk drive. 3. Starting BIOS recovery... Checking for floppy... Reading file "A8VVM.ROM". Doing so can update a corrupted BIOS file using the motherboard support CD or the floppy disk that contains the updated BIOS file. • Prepare the...ROM. Checking for floppy... When found ! Completed. Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process. 2- Chapter 2: BIOS setup Starting BIOS recovery... Floppy found , the utility reads the BIOS file and starts flashing the corrupted BIOS file. Start flashing... 2.1.4 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility The ASUS...
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...found ! Starting BIOS recovery... Checking for CD-ROM... Checking for floppy... Reading file "A8VVM.ROM". Start flashing... Doing so can cause system boot failure! 4. The utility displays the following message and automatically checks the floppy disk for this motherboard. Floppy not found , the utility automatically .... The utility then updates the corrupted BIOS file. Bad BIOS checksum. CD-ROM found! The recovered BIOS may not be the latest BIOS version for the original or updated BIOS file. ASUS A8V-VM 2- Insert the support CD to download the latest BIOS file. Bad BIOS ...
...found ! Starting BIOS recovery... Checking for CD-ROM... Checking for floppy... Reading file "A8VVM.ROM". Start flashing... Doing so can cause system boot failure! 4. The utility displays the following message and automatically checks the floppy disk for this motherboard. Floppy not found , the utility automatically .... The utility then updates the corrupted BIOS file. Bad BIOS checksum. CD-ROM found! The recovered BIOS may not be the latest BIOS version for the original or updated BIOS file. ASUS A8V-VM 2- Insert the support CD to download the latest BIOS file. Bad BIOS ...
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These values are specifically configuring a CD-ROM drive. These items show N/A if no IDE device is either a ZIP, LS-120, or MO drive. Select ARMD (ATAPI Removable Media Device) if your device ... values opposite the dimmed items (Device, Vendor, Size, LBA Mode, Block Mode, PIO Mode, Async DMA, Ultra DMA, and SMART monitoring). Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] ASUS A8V-VM 2-15 Select CDROM if you are not user-configurable. Select a device item then press to Auto allows automatic selection of the appropriate IDE device type...
These values are specifically configuring a CD-ROM drive. These items show N/A if no IDE device is either a ZIP, LS-120, or MO drive. Select ARMD (ATAPI Removable Media Device) if your device ... values opposite the dimmed items (Device, Vendor, Size, LBA Mode, Block Mode, PIO Mode, Async DMA, Ultra DMA, and SMART monitoring). Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] ASUS A8V-VM 2-15 Select CDROM if you are not user-configurable. Select a device item then press to Auto allows automatic selection of the appropriate IDE device type...
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Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] LAN BOOTROM [Disabled] Enables or disables the onchip LAN option ROM execute controller. USB2.0 Ports Enabled [Enabled] Enables/disables USB2.0 host controller. 2-22 Chapter 2: BIOS setup Configuration options: [Disabled] [IDE] [RAID] [AHCI] RAID/AHCI BIOS Execute [...
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] LAN BOOTROM [Disabled] Enables or disables the onchip LAN option ROM execute controller. USB2.0 Ports Enabled [Enabled] Enables/disables USB2.0 host controller. 2-22 Chapter 2: BIOS setup Configuration options: [Disabled] [IDE] [RAID] [AHCI] RAID/AHCI BIOS Execute [...
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... and Exit ESC Exit 2.6.1 Boot Device Priority Boot Device Priority 1st Boot Device [1st FLOPPY DRIVE] 2nd Boot Device [PM-ST330620A] 3rd Boot Device [PS-ASUS CD-S360] Boot Device Priority 1s t ~ x x t h B o o t D e v i c e [ 1s t F l o p p y D r i v e ] Select Screen Select Item These items devices. Boot Settings Boot ...type, the drive's name and so on. 2-30 Chapter 2: BIOS setup ESC Exit Configuration options: [1st Floppy Drive] [ATAPI CD-ROM] [HDD:xxxxx] The following item appears when there are two or more than two harddisk drives in the system. Select an item then ...
... and Exit ESC Exit 2.6.1 Boot Device Priority Boot Device Priority 1st Boot Device [1st FLOPPY DRIVE] 2nd Boot Device [PM-ST330620A] 3rd Boot Device [PS-ASUS CD-S360] Boot Device Priority 1s t ~ x x t h B o o t D e v i c e [ 1s t F l o p p y D r i v e ] Select Screen Select Item These items devices. Boot Settings Boot ...type, the drive's name and so on. 2-30 Chapter 2: BIOS setup ESC Exit Configuration options: [1st Floppy Drive] [ATAPI CD-ROM] [HDD:xxxxx] The following item appears when there are two or more than two harddisk drives in the system. Select an item then ...
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...for 'F1' If Error [Enabled] When set to use the ASUS MyLogo™ feature. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS A8V-VM 2-31 2.6.2 Boot Settings Configuration Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot [Enabled] Full Screen Logo [Enabled] AddOn ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS] Bootup Num-Lock [On] PS/2 Mouse... logo display feature. Configuration options: [Off] [On] PS/2 Mouse Support [Auto] Allows you to run Setup" during POST. AddOn ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS] Sets the display mode for PS/2 mouse. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Hit 'DEL' Message Display ...
...for 'F1' If Error [Enabled] When set to use the ASUS MyLogo™ feature. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS A8V-VM 2-31 2.6.2 Boot Settings Configuration Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot [Enabled] Full Screen Logo [Enabled] AddOn ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS] Bootup Num-Lock [On] PS/2 Mouse... logo display feature. Configuration options: [Off] [On] PS/2 Mouse Support [Auto] Allows you to run Setup" during POST. AddOn ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS] Sets the display mode for PS/2 mouse. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Hit 'DEL' Message Display ...
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... Password Select Item +- After you have set a supervisor password, the other security settings. 2-32 Chapter 2: BIOS setup To set a password, this function allows the option ROMs to trap Interrupt 19. Confirm the password when prompted. Security Settings Supervisor Password : Not Installed User Password : Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Change User Password...
... Password Select Item +- After you have set a supervisor password, the other security settings. 2-32 Chapter 2: BIOS setup To set a password, this function allows the option ROMs to trap Interrupt 19. Confirm the password when prompted. Security Settings Supervisor Password : Not Installed User Password : Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Change User Password...