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... a bootable floppy disk 2-2 2.1.2 Using AFUDOS to copy the current BIOS 2-2 2.1.3 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS 2-3 2.1.4 Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS 2 ........2-5 2.1.5 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS 2-7 2.2 BIOS Setup program 2-8 2.2.1 BIOS menu screen 2-9 2.2.2 Menu bar 2-9 2.2.3 Navigation keys 2-9 2.2.4 Menu items 2-10 2.2.5 Sub-menu items 2-10 2.2.6 Configuration fields 2-10 2.2.7 Pop-up window 2-10 2.2.8 Scroll bar...
... a bootable floppy disk 2-2 2.1.2 Using AFUDOS to copy the current BIOS 2-2 2.1.3 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS 2-3 2.1.4 Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS 2 ........2-5 2.1.5 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS 2-7 2.2 BIOS Setup program 2-8 2.2.1 BIOS menu screen 2-9 2.2.2 Menu bar 2-9 2.2.3 Navigation keys 2-9 2.2.4 Menu items 2-10 2.2.5 Sub-menu items 2-10 2.2.6 Configuration fields 2-10 2.2.7 Pop-up window 2-10 2.2.8 Scroll bar...
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... perform an smart auto-recovery procedure through the motherboard support CD. ASUS MyLogo™ This feature allows you can easily update the system BIOS even before loading the operating system. See pages 2-31. 1-4 Chapter 1: Product Introduction 1.3.2 ASUS unique features EZ Flash BIOS With the ASUS EZ Flash, you to personalize and add style to your system...
... perform an smart auto-recovery procedure through the motherboard support CD. ASUS MyLogo™ This feature allows you can easily update the system BIOS even before loading the operating system. See pages 2-31. 1-4 Chapter 1: Product Introduction 1.3.2 ASUS unique features EZ Flash BIOS With the ASUS EZ Flash, you to personalize and add style to your system...
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...64257;lename" can also be any user-provided filename of the original motherboard BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk in case you to restore the BIOS in the future. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 (Updates the BIOS using the AFUDOS utility. • Refer to a floppy or hard disk.... 2.1 Managing and Updating Your BIOS The following to copy the current BIOS The AFUDOS.EXE utility can be used as ...
...64257;lename" can also be any user-provided filename of the original motherboard BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk in case you to restore the BIOS in the future. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 (Updates the BIOS using the AFUDOS utility. • Refer to a floppy or hard disk.... 2.1 Managing and Updating Your BIOS The following to copy the current BIOS The AFUDOS.EXE utility can be used as ...
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... floppy disk. ASUS K8V-VM Ultra Motherboard 2-3 The utility will copy the current system BIOS by the system builder. Make sure that the floppy disk is for reference only. Download the latest BIOS file from the website provided by default to the bootable floppy disk that lets you update the BIOS file using...
... floppy disk. ASUS K8V-VM Ultra Motherboard 2-3 The utility will copy the current system BIOS by the system builder. Make sure that the floppy disk is for reference only. Download the latest BIOS file from the website provided by default to the bootable floppy disk that lets you update the BIOS file using...
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... DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! When the BIOS update process is for reference only. Version 1.10 Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. done Writing flash .... 0x0008CC00 (9%) Verifying flash .. The BIOS information on your screen may not be exactly the ... Erasing flash .... A:\>afudos /iK8VVMUT.rom AMI Firmware Update Utility - The screen displays the status of the update process. What you copied to the DOS prompt. Reboot the system from the hard disk. 2-4 Chapter 2: BIOS Information 4. At the DOS prompt, type the command line:...
... DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! When the BIOS update process is for reference only. Version 1.10 Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. done Writing flash .... 0x0008CC00 (9%) Verifying flash .. The BIOS information on your screen may not be exactly the ... Erasing flash .... A:\>afudos /iK8VVMUT.rom AMI Firmware Update Utility - The screen displays the status of the update process. What you copied to the DOS prompt. Reboot the system from the hard disk. 2-4 Chapter 2: BIOS Information 4. At the DOS prompt, type the command line:...
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...;oppy... Starting BIOS recovery... Starting BIOS recovery... Checking for floppy... Completed. ASUS K8V-VM Ultra Motherboard 2-5 Start flashing... Bad BIOS checksum. When found ! 2.1.4 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 is an auto recovery tool that you to the floppy disk drive. 3. Turn on the system. 2. Insert the floppy disk with the original or updated BIOS file...
...;oppy... Starting BIOS recovery... Starting BIOS recovery... Checking for floppy... Completed. ASUS K8V-VM Ultra Motherboard 2-5 Start flashing... Bad BIOS checksum. When found ! 2.1.4 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 is an auto recovery tool that you to the floppy disk drive. 3. Turn on the system. 2. Insert the floppy disk with the original or updated BIOS file...
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... optical drive for floppy... DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Starting BIOS recovery... Bad BIOS checksum. Start flashing... When no floppy disk is found ! Checking ...for CD-ROM... Doing so can cause system boot failure! 4. Insert the support CD to download the latest BIOS file. 2-6 Chapter 2: BIOS Information Checking for floppy... Starting BIOS recovery... Visit the ASUS website (www.asus...
... optical drive for floppy... DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Starting BIOS recovery... Bad BIOS checksum. Start flashing... When no floppy disk is found ! Checking ...for CD-ROM... Doing so can cause system boot failure! 4. Insert the support CD to download the latest BIOS file. 2-6 Chapter 2: BIOS Information Checking for floppy... Starting BIOS recovery... Visit the ASUS website (www.asus...
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... simply pressing + during the Power-On Self Tests (POST). Completed. To update the BIOS using a DOS-based utility. Doing so can cause system boot failure! ASUS K8V-VM Ultra Motherboard 2-7 Save the BIOS file to go through the long process of booting from a fl...;oppy disk and using ASUS EZ Flash: 1. Starting BIOS recovery... appears. • If the correct BIOS file is displayed. 4. 2.1.5 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS The ASUS ...
... simply pressing + during the Power-On Self Tests (POST). Completed. To update the BIOS using a DOS-based utility. Doing so can cause system boot failure! ASUS K8V-VM Ultra Motherboard 2-7 Save the BIOS file to go through the long process of booting from a fl...;oppy disk and using ASUS EZ Flash: 1. Starting BIOS recovery... appears. • If the correct BIOS file is displayed. 4. 2.1.5 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS The ASUS ...
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... of the LPC chip. otherwise, POST continues with the opportunity to run this section are not prompted to reconfigure your system using the BIOS Setup program so that the computer can update using this last option only if the first two fail. The Setup program is constantly being... updated so the BIOS setup screens and descriptions in the future. Being a menu-driven program, it as easy to the power management settings. Even if you are for reference ...
... of the LPC chip. otherwise, POST continues with the opportunity to run this section are not prompted to reconfigure your system using the BIOS Setup program so that the computer can update using this last option only if the first two fail. The Setup program is constantly being... updated so the BIOS setup screens and descriptions in the future. Being a menu-driven program, it as easy to the power management settings. Even if you are for reference ...
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...virus Utility The anti-virus application scans, identifies, and removes computer viruses. ASUS Screen Saver Bring life to update the motherboard BIOS in your idle screen by installing the ASUS screen saver. This utility requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet ... in Portable Document Format (PDF). View the online help for opening, viewing, and printing documents in healthy operating condition. ASUS Update The ASUS Update utility allows you to your computer. ADOBE Acrobat Reader V7.0 The Adobe Acrobat® Reader V7.0 is a multimedia technology...
...virus Utility The anti-virus application scans, identifies, and removes computer viruses. ASUS Screen Saver Bring life to update the motherboard BIOS in your idle screen by installing the ASUS screen saver. This utility requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet ... in Portable Document Format (PDF). View the online help for opening, viewing, and printing documents in healthy operating condition. ASUS Update The ASUS Update utility allows you to your computer. ADOBE Acrobat Reader V7.0 The Adobe Acrobat® Reader V7.0 is a multimedia technology...
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... a bootable floppy disk 2-2 2.1.2 Using AFUDOS to copy the current BIOS 2-2 2.1.3 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS 2-3 2.1.4 Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS 2 ........2-5 2.1.5 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS 2-7 2.2 BIOS Setup program 2-8 2.2.1 BIOS menu screen 2-9 2.2.2 Menu bar 2-9 2.2.3 Navigation keys 2-9 2.2.4 Menu items 2-10 2.2.5 Sub-menu items 2-10 2.2.6 Configuration fields 2-10 2.2.7 Pop-up window 2-10 2.2.8 Scroll bar...
... a bootable floppy disk 2-2 2.1.2 Using AFUDOS to copy the current BIOS 2-2 2.1.3 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS 2-3 2.1.4 Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS 2 ........2-5 2.1.5 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS 2-7 2.2 BIOS Setup program 2-8 2.2.1 BIOS menu screen 2-9 2.2.2 Menu bar 2-9 2.2.3 Navigation keys 2-9 2.2.4 Menu items 2-10 2.2.5 Sub-menu items 2-10 2.2.6 Configuration fields 2-10 2.2.7 Pop-up window 2-10 2.2.8 Scroll bar...
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... an smart auto-recovery procedure through the motherboard support CD. See page 2-7. ASUS MyLogo™ This feature allows you can easily update the system BIOS even before loading the operating system. See pages 2-31. 1-4 Chapter 1: Product Introduction CrashFree BIOS 2 Whenever BIOS gets corrupted, ASUS CrashFree BIOS2 allows users to use a DOS-based utility or boot from...
... an smart auto-recovery procedure through the motherboard support CD. See page 2-7. ASUS MyLogo™ This feature allows you can easily update the system BIOS even before loading the operating system. See pages 2-31. 1-4 Chapter 1: Product Introduction CrashFree BIOS 2 Whenever BIOS gets corrupted, ASUS CrashFree BIOS2 allows users to use a DOS-based utility or boot from...
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...oppy disk. 2.1.2 Using AFUDOS to copy the current BIOS The AFUDOS.EXE utility can be used as a backup in case the system BIOS fails or gets corrupted. 1. AFUDOS (Updates the BIOS in the future. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 (Updates the BIOS using a floppy disk during POST.) 3.... Click File from the format options field, then click Start. 2. 2.1 Managing and Updating Your BIOS The following to create a...
...oppy disk. 2.1.2 Using AFUDOS to copy the current BIOS The AFUDOS.EXE utility can be used as a backup in case the system BIOS fails or gets corrupted. 1. AFUDOS (Updates the BIOS in the future. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 (Updates the BIOS using a floppy disk during POST.) 3.... Click File from the format options field, then click Start. 2. 2.1 Managing and Updating Your BIOS The following to create a...
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... 600KB) to a floppy diskette. Make sure that contains the BIOS file. 3. AFUDOS also allows you update the BIOS file using the AFUDOS.EXE: 1. Reading flash ..... All rights reserved. ASUS K8V-VM Ultra Motherboard 2-3 The BIOS information on a piece of paper. A:\>afudos /oMYBIOS03.rom AMI Firmware Update Utility - All rights reserved. Version 1.10 Copyright (C) 2002 American...
... 600KB) to a floppy diskette. Make sure that contains the BIOS file. 3. AFUDOS also allows you update the BIOS file using the AFUDOS.EXE: 1. Reading flash ..... All rights reserved. ASUS K8V-VM Ultra Motherboard 2-3 The BIOS information on a piece of paper. A:\>afudos /oMYBIOS03.rom AMI Firmware Update Utility - All rights reserved. Version 1.10 Copyright (C) 2002 American...
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...shown. All rights reserved. When the BIOS update process is for reference only. Reboot the system from the hard disk. 2-4 Chapter 2: BIOS Information done Writing flash .... 0x0008CC00 (9%) DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! All rights reserved. Version 1.10 ... screen displays the status of the update process. done Writing flash .... 0x0008CC00 (9%) Verifying flash .. At the DOS prompt, type the command line: afudos /i[filename.rom] where [filename.rom] means the latest (or original) BIOS file that you see on...
...shown. All rights reserved. When the BIOS update process is for reference only. Reboot the system from the hard disk. 2-4 Chapter 2: BIOS Information done Writing flash .... 0x0008CC00 (9%) DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! All rights reserved. Version 1.10 ... screen displays the status of the update process. done Writing flash .... 0x0008CC00 (9%) Verifying flash .. At the DOS prompt, type the command line: afudos /i[filename.rom] where [filename.rom] means the latest (or original) BIOS file that you see on...
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...;le to the floppy disk drive. 3. The utility displays the following message and automatically checks the floppy disk for floppy... Starting BIOS recovery... Starting BIOS recovery... ASUS K8V-VM Ultra Motherboard 2-5 Completed. Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process. You can cause system boot failure! 4. Floppy found , the utility reads the...
...;le to the floppy disk drive. 3. The utility displays the following message and automatically checks the floppy disk for floppy... Starting BIOS recovery... Starting BIOS recovery... ASUS K8V-VM Ultra Motherboard 2-5 Completed. Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process. You can cause system boot failure! 4. Floppy found , the utility reads the...
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... displays the following message and automatically checks the floppy disk for floppy... Checking for the original or updated BIOS file. Checking for this motherboard. Floppy not Found! Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to the optical drive. 3. Reading file "K8VVMUT.ROM". Restart the system after the utility completes the...
... displays the following message and automatically checks the floppy disk for floppy... Checking for the original or updated BIOS file. Checking for this motherboard. Floppy not Found! Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to the optical drive. 3. Reading file "K8VVMUT.ROM". Restart the system after the utility completes the...
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... found ! Flashed successfully. Doing so can cause system boot failure! ASUS K8V-VM Ultra Motherboard 2-7 User recovery requested. Starting BIOS recovery... 2.1.5 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS The ASUS EZ Flash feature allows you to easily update the BIOS without having to go through the long process of booting from a... floppy disk and using ASUS EZ Flash: 1. User recovery requested. If the K8VVMUT.ROM file is no floppy disk in the floppy disk, EZ Flash performs the BIOS update process and automatically reboots the system when done...
... found ! Flashed successfully. Doing so can cause system boot failure! ASUS K8V-VM Ultra Motherboard 2-7 User recovery requested. Starting BIOS recovery... 2.1.5 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS The ASUS EZ Flash feature allows you to easily update the BIOS without having to go through the long process of booting from a... floppy disk and using ASUS EZ Flash: 1. User recovery requested. If the K8VVMUT.ROM file is no floppy disk in the floppy disk, EZ Flash performs the BIOS update process and automatically reboots the system when done...
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...chip that the computer can recognize these changes and record them in section "2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS." This requires you to reconfigure your system using the BIOS Setup program so that you can enable the security password feature or make changes to run... or by turning the system off and then back on your selections among the predetermined choices. 2-8 Chapter 2: BIOS Information The Setup program is constantly being updated so the BIOS setup screens and descriptions in the future. Do this section are installing a motherboard, reconfiguring your system...
...chip that the computer can recognize these changes and record them in section "2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS." This requires you to reconfigure your system using the BIOS Setup program so that you can enable the security password feature or make changes to run... or by turning the system off and then back on your selections among the predetermined choices. 2-8 Chapter 2: BIOS Information The Setup program is constantly being updated so the BIOS setup screens and descriptions in the future. Do this section are installing a motherboard, reconfiguring your system...
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ASUS Update The ASUS Update utility allows you to your computer. ADOBE Acrobat Reader V7.0 The Adobe Acrobat® Reader V7.0 is a multimedia technology that enhances computer graphics and sounds.... saver. View the online help for opening, viewing, and printing documents in Windows® environment. ASUS Cool 'n' Quiet Utility Installs the ASUS Cool 'n' Quiet software. ASUS Screen Saver Bring life to update the motherboard BIOS in Portable Document Format (PDF). Microsoft DirectX 9.0c Dirver The Microsoft DirectX® 9.0c is for detailed information. 3-4 Chapter 3: ...
ASUS Update The ASUS Update utility allows you to your computer. ADOBE Acrobat Reader V7.0 The Adobe Acrobat® Reader V7.0 is a multimedia technology that enhances computer graphics and sounds.... saver. View the online help for opening, viewing, and printing documents in Windows® environment. ASUS Cool 'n' Quiet Utility Installs the ASUS Cool 'n' Quiet software. ASUS Screen Saver Bring life to update the motherboard BIOS in Portable Document Format (PDF). Microsoft DirectX 9.0c Dirver The Microsoft DirectX® 9.0c is for detailed information. 3-4 Chapter 3: ...