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Features Contents Notices v Safety information vi About this guide vii ASUS contact information viii P4P800S specifications summary ix Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Welcome 1-2 1.2 Package contents 1-2 1.3 Special features 1-2 1.4 Motherboard... 1-19 1.12 Connectors 1-21 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 2-2 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 iii
Features Contents Notices v Safety information vi About this guide vii ASUS contact information viii P4P800S specifications summary ix Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Welcome 1-2 1.2 Package contents 1-2 1.3 Special features 1-2 1.4 Motherboard... 1-19 1.12 Connectors 1-21 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 2-2 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 iii
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...your system with a fixed AGP/PCI frequency and the ASUS C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall). Extreme Overclocking The P4P800S offers robust overclocking options to your system performance. No need to restore BIOS data from a floppy disk. CrashFree BIOS 2 CrashFree BIOS 2 allows users to use a DOS-based utility or... adjustment in the motherboard allows you to the BIOS previous setting in the support CD. See page 2-5. See pages 2-32, page 3-4. See page 1-19. ASUS EZ Flash BIOS With the ASUS EZ Flash, you install the ASUS Update utility from Utilities menu in case the system hangs...
...your system with a fixed AGP/PCI frequency and the ASUS C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall). Extreme Overclocking The P4P800S offers robust overclocking options to your system performance. No need to restore BIOS data from a floppy disk. CrashFree BIOS 2 CrashFree BIOS 2 allows users to use a DOS-based utility or... adjustment in the motherboard allows you to the BIOS previous setting in the support CD. See page 2-5. See pages 2-32, page 3-4. See page 1-19. ASUS EZ Flash BIOS With the ASUS EZ Flash, you install the ASUS Update utility from Utilities menu in case the system hangs...
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...the following to a bootable floppy disk. b. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS file for this motherboard is in the root directory of the support CD filenamed "P4P800.ROM". • Copy the original BIOS to a bootable floppy disk in case you copied to a... a 1.44 MB floppy disk into the drive. From your motherboard. Copy the original (or the latest) motherboard BIOS to the bootable floppy disk. 2.1.2 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS Update the BIOS using the AFUDOS.EXE utility in the future. 2.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 1. At the DOS prompt, type...
...the following to a bootable floppy disk. b. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS file for this motherboard is in the root directory of the support CD filenamed "P4P800.ROM". • Copy the original BIOS to a bootable floppy disk in case you copied to a... a 1.44 MB floppy disk into the drive. From your motherboard. Copy the original (or the latest) motherboard BIOS to the bootable floppy disk. 2.1.2 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS Update the BIOS using the AFUDOS.EXE utility in the future. 2.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 1. At the DOS prompt, type...
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... Megatrends, Inc. Reading file ..... Version 1.10 Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. done Writing flash .... 0x0008CC00 (9%) Verifying flash .. ASUS P4P800S motherboard user guide 2-3 All rights reserved. A:\>afudos /iP4P800S.rom AMI Firmware Update Utility - done Erasing flash .... The BIOS information on your screen may cause system boot failure! What you see on the screen is complete...
... Megatrends, Inc. Reading file ..... Version 1.10 Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. done Writing flash .... 0x0008CC00 (9%) Verifying flash .. ASUS P4P800S motherboard user guide 2-3 All rights reserved. A:\>afudos /iP4P800S.rom AMI Firmware Update Utility - done Erasing flash .... The BIOS information on your screen may cause system boot failure! What you see on the screen is complete...
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... for reference only. What you see on the screen is for the extension name. Main filename Extension name A:\>afudos /oMYBIOS03.rom AMI Firmware Update Utility - Reading flash ..... 0x0008CC00 (9%) 2. Version 1.10 Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. All rights reserved. Version 1.10 Copyright (C)...Inc. A:\>afudos /oMYBIOS03.rom AMI Firmware Update Utility - done A:\> When the BIOS copy process is not write-protected and have enough space (at least 600KB) to the DOS prompt. 2-4 Chapter 2: BIOS information 2.1.3 Using AFUDOS to copy BIOS from PC The AFUDOS.EXE utility can ...
... for reference only. What you see on the screen is for the extension name. Main filename Extension name A:\>afudos /oMYBIOS03.rom AMI Firmware Update Utility - Reading flash ..... 0x0008CC00 (9%) 2. Version 1.10 Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. All rights reserved. Version 1.10 Copyright (C)...Inc. A:\>afudos /oMYBIOS03.rom AMI Firmware Update Utility - done A:\> When the BIOS copy process is not write-protected and have enough space (at least 600KB) to the DOS prompt. 2-4 Chapter 2: BIOS information 2.1.3 Using AFUDOS to copy BIOS from PC The AFUDOS.EXE utility can ...
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.... User recovery requested. Floppy found in the BIOS firmware so it is displayed. Flashed successfully. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS file for floppy... Reading file "P4P800S.rom". 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. Floppy found in the BIOS firmware so it is displayed. Flashed successfully. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS file for floppy... Reading file "P4P800S.rom". The EZ Flash is built-in the floppy disk, EZ Flash performs the BIOS update process and automatically reboots the system when done...
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... floppy... If all the necessary files are found ! Completed. Starting BIOS recovery... 2.1.5 Recovering the BIOS with the BIOS update process. 2. Start flashing... When a corrupted BIOS is complete, reboot the system. 2-6 Chapter 2: BIOS information Reading file "P4P800S.rom". DO NOT shutdown or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Doing so may also use this motherboard. If you have saved...
... floppy... If all the necessary files are found ! Completed. Starting BIOS recovery... 2.1.5 Recovering the BIOS with the BIOS update process. 2. Start flashing... When a corrupted BIOS is complete, reboot the system. 2-6 Chapter 2: BIOS information Reading file "P4P800S.rom". DO NOT shutdown or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Doing so may also use this motherboard. If you have saved...
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... shutdown or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Place the support CD in the drive, the system automatically checks the CD-ROM. 3. Visit ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS file. Checking for CD-ROM... Reading file "P4P800S.ROM". The recovered BIOS may cause system boot failure! 4. Bad BIOS checksum. Start flashing... Doing so...
... shutdown or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Place the support CD in the drive, the system automatically checks the CD-ROM. 3. Visit ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS file. Checking for CD-ROM... Reading file "P4P800S.ROM". The recovered BIOS may cause system boot failure! 4. Bad BIOS checksum. Start flashing... Doing so...
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...the Setup program, you see on the system chassis. When you start up the computer, the system provides you can update using the BIOS Setup program so that you with its test routines. The Setup program is a menudriven program, which means you to ... Chapter 2: BIOS information Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to enter the Setup utility. 2.2 BIOS Setup program This motherboard supports a programmable firmware hub (FWH) that the computer can recognize these changes and record them in the CMOS RAM of your computer in section "2.1 Managing and updating your system...
...the Setup program, you see on the system chassis. When you start up the computer, the system provides you can update using the BIOS Setup program so that you with its test routines. The Setup program is a menudriven program, which means you to ... Chapter 2: BIOS information Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to enter the Setup utility. 2.2 BIOS Setup program This motherboard supports a programmable firmware hub (FWH) that the computer can recognize these changes and record them in the CMOS RAM of your computer in section "2.1 Managing and updating your system...
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... Information tab displays as stated. You may also find this information on page viii of the BIOS from the ASUS website. To use the MyLogo2™ feature, set the BIOS "Quick Boot" item to download the latest version of this user guide. 3-4 Chapter 3: Software support View the PC-cillin ...online help for viewing files saved in page 2-32. Before using the ASUS Update, make sure that you have an Internet connection ...
... Information tab displays as stated. You may also find this information on page viii of the BIOS from the ASUS website. To use the MyLogo2™ feature, set the BIOS "Quick Boot" item to download the latest version of this user guide. 3-4 Chapter 3: Software support View the PC-cillin ...online help for viewing files saved in page 2-32. Before using the ASUS Update, make sure that you have an Internet connection ...