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Safeguards Contents Chapter 2: BIOS Information 2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS 2-2 2.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 2-2 2.1.2 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS 2-3 2.1.3 Using AFUDOS to copy BIOS from PC 2-4 2.1.4 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS 2-5 2.1.5 Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS 2 ....... 2-6 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...
Safeguards Contents Chapter 2: BIOS Information 2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS 2-2 2.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 2-2 2.1.2 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS 2-3 2.1.3 Using AFUDOS to copy BIOS from PC 2-4 2.1.4 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS 2-5 2.1.5 Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS 2 ....... 2-6 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...
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.../or components. Instant Music Lite This unique feature allows you can easily update the system BIOS even before loading the operating system. The illustration below shows the location of... from the wall socket before you install or remove any motherboard component. ASUS EZ Flash BIOS With the ASUS EZ Flash, you to playback audio CDs even without booting the system to... change any component. 2. Just press the ASUS Instant Music special function keys and enjoy the music! K8V-X ® K8V-X Onboard LED SB_PWR ON Standby Power OFF Powered Off ASUS K8V-X motherboard 1-5
.../or components. Instant Music Lite This unique feature allows you can easily update the system BIOS even before loading the operating system. The illustration below shows the location of... from the wall socket before you install or remove any motherboard component. ASUS EZ Flash BIOS With the ASUS EZ Flash, you to playback audio CDs even without booting the system to... change any component. 2. Just press the ASUS Instant Music special function keys and enjoy the music! K8V-X ® K8V-X Onboard LED SB_PWR ON Standby Power OFF Powered Off ASUS K8V-X motherboard 1-5
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... Windows desktop, click on these utilities. b. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using AFUDOS (refer to section "2.1.3 Using AFUDOS to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup. 1. Windows® 98SE/ME/XP environment a. A Format 3 1/2 Floppy Disk window appears. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 - At the DOS prompt, type: format A:/S then press . Windows® 2000...
... Windows desktop, click on these utilities. b. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using AFUDOS (refer to section "2.1.3 Using AFUDOS to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup. 1. Windows® 98SE/ME/XP environment a. A Format 3 1/2 Floppy Disk window appears. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 - At the DOS prompt, type: format A:/S then press . Windows® 2000...
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.... 2. done Writing flash .... 0x0008CC00 (9%) DO NOT shutdown or reset the system while updating the BIOS! ASUS K8V-X motherboard 2-3 Click Start, then select Run. Save the BIOS file to update the BIOS To update the BIOS using the AFUDOS.EXE utility: 1. The BIOS information on a piece of the update process. Doing so may not be exactly the same as shown. c. Copy the...
.... 2. done Writing flash .... 0x0008CC00 (9%) DO NOT shutdown or reset the system while updating the BIOS! ASUS K8V-X motherboard 2-3 Click Start, then select Run. Save the BIOS file to update the BIOS To update the BIOS using the AFUDOS.EXE utility: 1. The BIOS information on a piece of the update process. Doing so may not be exactly the same as shown. c. Copy the...
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... or hard disk and use the AFUDOS.EXE utility to copy the current system BIOS to the DOS prompt. Main filename Extension name A:\>afudos /oMYBIOS03.rom AMI Firmware Update Utility - Reading flash ..... 0x0008CC00 (9%) 2-4 Chapter 2: BIOS Setup All rights reserved. done A:\> 5. Version 1.10 Copyright (C) 2002 American ...same as a backup in case the system BIOS fails or gets corrupted. To copy the BIOS from PC You can use it as shown. The BIOS information on your PC using AFUDOS.EXE: 1. done Erasing flash .... When the BIOS update process is for the extension name. 2. ...
... or hard disk and use the AFUDOS.EXE utility to copy the current system BIOS to the DOS prompt. Main filename Extension name A:\>afudos /oMYBIOS03.rom AMI Firmware Update Utility - Reading flash ..... 0x0008CC00 (9%) 2-4 Chapter 2: BIOS Setup All rights reserved. done A:\> 5. Version 1.10 Copyright (C) 2002 American ...same as a backup in case the system BIOS fails or gets corrupted. To copy the BIOS from PC You can use it as shown. The BIOS information on your PC using AFUDOS.EXE: 1. done Erasing flash .... When the BIOS update process is for the extension name. 2. ...
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... to the DOS prompt. 2.1.4 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS The ASUS EZ Flash feature allows you to easily update the BIOS without having to display the following. Make sure that contains the BIOS file. All rights reserved. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to the floppy disk. User recovery requested. ASUS K8V-X motherboard 2-5 Make sure to a floppy...
... to the DOS prompt. 2.1.4 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS The ASUS EZ Flash feature allows you to easily update the BIOS without having to display the following. Make sure that contains the BIOS file. All rights reserved. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to the floppy disk. User recovery requested. ASUS K8V-X motherboard 2-5 Make sure to a floppy...
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... floppy... Doing so may also use this motherboard. Starting BIOS recovery... See section "2.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk." When a corrupted BIOS is renamed as "K8VX.ROM". 2-6 Chapter 2: BIOS Setup Starting BIOS recovery... DO NOT shutdown or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Rebooting. 2.1.5 Recovering the BIOS with the BIOS update process. • If you have saved a copy of the...
... floppy... Doing so may also use this motherboard. Starting BIOS recovery... See section "2.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk." When a corrupted BIOS is renamed as "K8VX.ROM". 2-6 Chapter 2: BIOS Setup Starting BIOS recovery... DO NOT shutdown or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Rebooting. 2.1.5 Recovering the BIOS with the BIOS update process. • If you have saved a copy of the...
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...boot failure! 2. Floppy found ! When the BIOS update process is detected, the following screen message appears. Visit ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS file. DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! If there is complete, reboot the system... floppy... Completed. Completed. When the BIOS update process is no floppy disk found . Floppy not found ! Reading file "K8VX.ROM". Start flashing... Checking for CD-ROM... The support CD contains the a working BIOS for this motherboard. ASUS K8V-X motherboard 2-7 CD-ROM found in the...
...boot failure! 2. Floppy found ! When the BIOS update process is detected, the following screen message appears. Visit ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS file. DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! If there is complete, reboot the system... floppy... Completed. Completed. When the BIOS update process is no floppy disk found . Floppy not found ! Reading file "K8VX.ROM". Start flashing... Checking for CD-ROM... The support CD contains the a working BIOS for this motherboard. ASUS K8V-X motherboard 2-7 CD-ROM found in the...
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... using the BIOS Setup program ...Use the BIOS Setup ...BIOS setup screens shown in the CMOS RAM of your computer in section "4.1 Managing and updating... your selections from the available options using the provided utility described in the future. This requires you with its test routines. When you start up the computer, the system provides you to run this utility. Do this motherboard apply for most conditions to download the latest product and BIOS information. 2-8 Chapter 2: BIOS...BIOS settings, load the ...BIOS...update using the navigation keys. The default BIOS settings for...
... using the BIOS Setup program ...Use the BIOS Setup ...BIOS setup screens shown in the CMOS RAM of your computer in section "4.1 Managing and updating... your selections from the available options using the provided utility described in the future. This requires you with its test routines. When you start up the computer, the system provides you to run this utility. Do this motherboard apply for most conditions to download the latest product and BIOS information. 2-8 Chapter 2: BIOS...BIOS settings, load the ...BIOS...update using the navigation keys. The default BIOS settings for...
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... connection so you can connect to download the latest version of the BIOS from the ASUS website. Before using the ASUS Update, make sure that the motherboard supports. Installing ASUS Update also installs ASUS Mylogo2™. View the online help for viewing files saved in Portable... Document Format (PDF). ASUS Screen Saver Installs the ASUS screen saver. 3-4 Chapter 3: Software support Acrobat Reader Installs the Adobe Acrobat® Reader V5.0. ASUS Update This program allows you keep your computer at a healthy operating condition....
... connection so you can connect to download the latest version of the BIOS from the ASUS website. Before using the ASUS Update, make sure that the motherboard supports. Installing ASUS Update also installs ASUS Mylogo2™. View the online help for viewing files saved in Portable... Document Format (PDF). ASUS Screen Saver Installs the ASUS screen saver. 3-4 Chapter 3: Software support Acrobat Reader Installs the Adobe Acrobat® Reader V5.0. ASUS Update This program allows you keep your computer at a healthy operating condition....