K8 series Quick Setup Guide
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...BIOS...cord, and make sure the graphics card is inserted properly in the BIOS setup. • Check the IDE drive cables, make sure they are... and qualified memory module. Troubleshooting If you encounter any BIOS related problems, enter the BIOS setup by pressing during startup. CONDITIONS PC won't start... Vendors List (QVL). • Check the floppy drive configuration in the BIOS setup. • Check the floppy drive cable, make sure it is...8226; Make sure that the device drivers are installed. • Enter BIOS setup and load default settings. • Make sure that the power cable...
...BIOS...cord, and make sure the graphics card is inserted properly in the BIOS setup. • Check the IDE drive cables, make sure they are... and qualified memory module. Troubleshooting If you encounter any BIOS related problems, enter the BIOS setup by pressing during startup. CONDITIONS PC won't start... Vendors List (QVL). • Check the floppy drive configuration in the BIOS setup. • Check the floppy drive cable, make sure it is...8226; Make sure that the device drivers are installed. • Enter BIOS setup and load default settings. • Make sure that the power cable...
K8V User Manual
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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...
K8V User Manual
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...operating system. Onboard LED The motherboard comes with the component. 5. Instant Music Lite This unique feature allows you can easily update the system BIOS even before removing or plugging in soft-off mode, a reminder that the ATX power supply is switched off or the...remove any component, ensure that you install motherboard components or change any motherboard component. K8V ® K8V Onboard LED SB_PWR ON Standby Power OFF Powered Off ASUS K8V motherboard 1-5 ASUS EZ Flash BIOS With the ASUS EZ Flash, you to playback audio CDs even without booting the system to Windows...
...operating system. Onboard LED The motherboard comes with the component. 5. Instant Music Lite This unique feature allows you can easily update the system BIOS even before removing or plugging in soft-off mode, a reminder that the ATX power supply is switched off or the...remove any component, ensure that you install motherboard components or change any motherboard component. K8V ® K8V Onboard LED SB_PWR ON Standby Power OFF Powered Off ASUS K8V motherboard 1-5 ASUS EZ Flash BIOS With the ASUS EZ Flash, you to playback audio CDs even without booting the system to Windows...
K8V User Manual
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... Select the 3 1/2 Floppy Drive icon. d. Updates the BIOS using a floppy disk during POST. 3. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 - Important notes • It is recommended that you save a copy of the following utilities allow you to restore the BIOS in the future. Do either one of the ... ASUS website and download the latest BIOS file for details on Start, then select My Computer. Refer to create a bootable floppy disk. b. A Format 3 1/2 Floppy Disk window appears. If you need to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup. 1. Updates the BIOS using the ASUS Update ...
... Select the 3 1/2 Floppy Drive icon. d. Updates the BIOS using a floppy disk during POST. 3. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 - Important notes • It is recommended that you save a copy of the following utilities allow you to restore the BIOS in the future. Do either one of the ... ASUS website and download the latest BIOS file for details on Start, then select My Computer. Refer to create a bootable floppy disk. b. A Format 3 1/2 Floppy Disk window appears. If you need to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup. 1. Updates the BIOS using the ASUS Update ...
K8V User Manual
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... Reading file ..... done Erasing flash .... done Writing flash .... 0x0008CC00 (9%) DO NOT shutdown or reset the system while updating the BIOS! ASUS K8V motherboard 2-3 Write the BIOS file name on your motherboard. Copy the AFUDOS.EXE utility from the floppy disk. 4. You need to the bootable ...floppy disk that you see on a piece of the update process. The BIOS information on the screen is for your...
... Reading file ..... done Erasing flash .... done Writing flash .... 0x0008CC00 (9%) DO NOT shutdown or reset the system while updating the BIOS! ASUS K8V motherboard 2-3 Write the BIOS file name on your motherboard. Copy the AFUDOS.EXE utility from the floppy disk. 4. You need to the bootable ...floppy disk that you see on a piece of the update process. The BIOS information on the screen is for your...
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... Writing flash .... 0x0008CC00 (9%) Verifying flash .. The BIOS information on your PC using AFUDOS.EXE: 1. All rights reserved. Press . Reading flash ..... 0x0008CC00 (9%) 2-4 Chapter 2: BIOS Setup Main filename Extension name A:\>afudos /oMYBIOS03.rom AMI Firmware Update Utility - done Erasing flash .... Reboot the system from...returns to a floppy or hard disk and use the AFUDOS.EXE utility to copy the current system BIOS to the DOS prompt. When the BIOS update process is for the extension name. 2. Version 1.10 Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. A:\>afudos...
... Writing flash .... 0x0008CC00 (9%) Verifying flash .. The BIOS information on your PC using AFUDOS.EXE: 1. All rights reserved. Press . Reading flash ..... 0x0008CC00 (9%) 2-4 Chapter 2: BIOS Setup Main filename Extension name A:\>afudos /oMYBIOS03.rom AMI Firmware Update Utility - done Erasing flash .... Reboot the system from...returns to a floppy or hard disk and use the AFUDOS.EXE utility to copy the current system BIOS to the DOS prompt. When the BIOS update process is for the extension name. 2. Version 1.10 Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. A:\>afudos...
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... A:\> When the copy process is complete, the utility returns 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 go through the long process of free disk space and is accessible by default ...BIOS by simply pressing during POST to the floppy disk. The EZ Flash is built-in the floppy disk, EZ Flash performs the BIOS update process and automatically reboots the system when done. User recovery requested. Checking for your motherboard and rename the downloaded file as "K8VB.ROM". 4. ASUS K8V ...
... A:\> When the copy process is complete, the utility returns 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 go through the long process of free disk space and is accessible by default ...BIOS by simply pressing during POST to the floppy disk. The EZ Flash is built-in the floppy disk, EZ Flash performs the BIOS update process and automatically reboots the system when done. User recovery requested. Checking for your motherboard and rename the downloaded file as "K8VB.ROM". 4. ASUS K8V ...
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.... Start flashing... Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery... Checking for floppy... 3. To recover the BIOS from a floppy disk that contains the motherboard BIOS before proceeding with the motherboard or a floppy disk that contains the BIOS file, in the floppy disk, the BIOS update process continues. DO NOT shutdown or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Flashed successfully. When...
.... Start flashing... Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery... Checking for floppy... 3. To recover the BIOS from a floppy disk that contains the motherboard BIOS before proceeding with the motherboard or a floppy disk that contains the BIOS file, in the floppy disk, the BIOS update process continues. DO NOT shutdown or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Flashed successfully. When...
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.... Doing so may cause system boot failure! 2. If there is complete, reboot the system. The recovered BIOS may not be the latest BIOS version for CD-ROM... ASUS K8V motherboard 2-7 When the BIOS update process is no floppy disk found . Starting BIOS recovery... Floppy found ! Completed. Floppy not found ! DO NOT shut down or reset the system...
.... Doing so may cause system boot failure! 2. If there is complete, reboot the system. The recovered BIOS may not be the latest BIOS version for CD-ROM... ASUS K8V motherboard 2-7 When the BIOS update process is no floppy disk found . Starting BIOS recovery... Floppy found ! Completed. Floppy not found ! DO NOT shut down or reset the system...
K8V User Manual
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...this chapter are for reference purposes only, and may want to reconfigure your system using the BIOS Setup program so that you can update using the provided utility described in section "4.1 Managing and updating your screen. This requires you with its test routines. When you start up the computer,... Load Default Settings item under the Exit Menu. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to enter the Setup utility. You can scroll through the various sub-menus and make it as easy to use as possible. The default BIOS settings for most conditions to "Run Setup". See section ...
...this chapter are for reference purposes only, and may want to reconfigure your system using the BIOS Setup program so that you can update using the provided utility described in section "4.1 Managing and updating your screen. This requires you with its test routines. When you start up the computer,... Load Default Settings item under the Exit Menu. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to enter the Setup utility. You can scroll through the various sub-menus and make it as easy to use as possible. The default BIOS settings for most conditions to "Run Setup". See section ...
K8V User Manual
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...using the ASUS Update, make sure that you have an Internet connection so you to the ASUS website. Acrobat Reader Installs the Adobe Acrobat® Reader V5.0. Install ASUS Update This ... version of this user guide. 3-4 Chapter 3: Software support Installing ASUS Update also installs ASUS Mylogo2™. PC-CILLIN Installs the PC-cillin anti-virus program....computer at a healthy operating condition. ASUS Screen Saver Installs the ASUS screen saver. 3.2.4 ASUS Contact Information Clicking the ASUS Contact Information tab displays as stated. ASUS PC Probe This smart utility monitors the...
...using the ASUS Update, make sure that you have an Internet connection so you to the ASUS website. Acrobat Reader Installs the Adobe Acrobat® Reader V5.0. Install ASUS Update This ... version of this user guide. 3-4 Chapter 3: Software support Installing ASUS Update also installs ASUS Mylogo2™. PC-CILLIN Installs the PC-cillin anti-virus program....computer at a healthy operating condition. ASUS Screen Saver Installs the ASUS screen saver. 3.2.4 ASUS Contact Information Clicking the ASUS Contact Information tab displays as stated. ASUS PC Probe This smart utility monitors the...