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Safeguards Contents Chapter 2: BIOS setup 2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS 2-2 2.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 2-2 2.1.2 AwardBIOS Flash Utility 2-3 2.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS utility 2-4 2.1.4 ASUS EZ Flash utility 2-4 2.1.5 ASUS Update utility 2-5 2.2 BIOS beep codes 2-7 2.3 BIOS setup program 2-7 2.3.1 BIOS menu bar 2-8 2.3.2 Legend bar 2-8 2.4 Main menu 2-10 2.5 Advanced menu 2-15 2.5.1 CPU Configuration 2-15 2.5.2 Memory Configuration 2-16 2.5.3 Chipset 2-17 2.5.4 PCIPnP 2-19 2.5.5 Onboard Devices Configuration 2-20 2.5.6 USB ...
Safeguards Contents Chapter 2: BIOS setup 2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS 2-2 2.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 2-2 2.1.2 AwardBIOS Flash Utility 2-3 2.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS utility 2-4 2.1.4 ASUS EZ Flash utility 2-4 2.1.5 ASUS Update utility 2-5 2.2 BIOS beep codes 2-7 2.3 BIOS setup program 2-7 2.3.1 BIOS menu bar 2-8 2.3.2 Legend bar 2-8 2.4 Main menu 2-10 2.5 Advanced menu 2-15 2.5.1 CPU Configuration 2-15 2.5.2 Memory Configuration 2-16 2.5.3 Chipset 2-17 2.5.4 PCIPnP 2-19 2.5.5 Onboard Devices Configuration 2-20 2.5.6 USB ...
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A7V400-MX SE specifications summary Internal connectors (continuation) 1 x AUX connector 1 x Front panel audio connector CPU/chassis fan connectors ATX power connector Panel connector BIOS features 2 Mb Flash ROM, Phoenix Award BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.3,ASUS EZ Flash, ASUS CrashFree BIOS, ASUS C.O.P. (CPU Overheating Protection) I n d u s t r y s t a n d a r d PCI 2.2, USB 2.0/1.1 Manageability Wake on Ring (WOR), Wake on LAN (WOL) Support CD contents Drivers...
A7V400-MX SE specifications summary Internal connectors (continuation) 1 x AUX connector 1 x Front panel audio connector CPU/chassis fan connectors ATX power connector Panel connector BIOS features 2 Mb Flash ROM, Phoenix Award BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.3,ASUS EZ Flash, ASUS CrashFree BIOS, ASUS C.O.P. (CPU Overheating Protection) I n d u s t r y s t a n d a r d PCI 2.2, USB 2.0/1.1 Manageability Wake on Ring (WOR), Wake on LAN (WOL) Support CD contents Drivers...
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.... See page 2-4 for details. 1-4 Chapter 1: Product introduction See page 2-4 for details. 1.3.2 Innovative ASUS features CrashFree BIOS This feature allows you can easily update the system BIOS even before temperatures go high enough to permanently damage the CPU. ASUS EZ Flash BIOS With the ASUS EZ Flash, you to use a DOS-based utility or boot from a floppy disk...
.... See page 2-4 for details. 1-4 Chapter 1: Product introduction See page 2-4 for details. 1.3.2 Innovative ASUS features CrashFree BIOS This feature allows you can easily update the system BIOS even before temperatures go high enough to permanently damage the CPU. ASUS EZ Flash BIOS With the ASUS EZ Flash, you to use a DOS-based utility or boot from a floppy disk...
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... disks for details on these utilities. At the DOS prompt, type format A:/S then press . c. c. Copy the original or the latest motherboard BIOS file to restore the BIOS in DOS mode using the ASUS Update or AwardBIOS Flash utilities. 2.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 1. e. Click S t a r t, then select R u n. DOS environment a. W i n d o w s® X P e n v i r o n m e n t a. D O S s t a r t u p d i s k from the Windows® desktop, then...
... disks for details on these utilities. At the DOS prompt, type format A:/S then press . c. c. Copy the original or the latest motherboard BIOS file to restore the BIOS in DOS mode using the ASUS Update or AwardBIOS Flash utilities. 2.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 1. e. Click S t a r t, then select R u n. DOS environment a. W i n d o w s® X P e n v i r o n m e n t a. D O S s t a r t u p d i s k from the Windows® desktop, then...
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...shut down the computer during the updating process. SST 39SF020 /5V DATE: 01/06/2005 File Name to display the AwardBIOS Flash Utility screen. ASUS A7V400-MX SE 2-3 SST 39SF020 /5V DATE: 01/06/2005 File Name to POST after updating the BIOS file. The computer returns to ...Program : a7v4se02.bin Message: Please Wait! 5. AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1.09 (C) Phoenix Technologies Ltd. Rename...
...shut down the computer during the updating process. SST 39SF020 /5V DATE: 01/06/2005 File Name to display the AwardBIOS Flash Utility screen. ASUS A7V400-MX SE 2-3 SST 39SF020 /5V DATE: 01/06/2005 File Name to POST after updating the BIOS file. The computer returns to ...Program : a7v4se02.bin Message: Please Wait! 5. AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1.09 (C) Phoenix Technologies Ltd. Rename...
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... floppy disk containing the updated motherboard BIOS and the AWDFLASH.EXE utility. Turn on the system. 2. Press + during the Power-On Self Tests (POST). Motherboards with onboard VGA (such as A7V400-MX SE) do not display the screen when the BIOS crashes even after you reboot the computer. 2.1.4 ASUS EZ Flash utility The ASUS EZ Flash feature allows...
... floppy disk containing the updated motherboard BIOS and the AWDFLASH.EXE utility. Turn on the system. 2. Press + during the Power-On Self Tests (POST). Motherboards with onboard VGA (such as A7V400-MX SE) do not display the screen when the BIOS crashes even after you reboot the computer. 2.1.4 ASUS EZ Flash utility The ASUS EZ Flash feature allows...
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See page 3-3 for the U t i l i t i e s screen menu. 3. ASUS A7V400-MX SE 2-5 The ASUS Update utility allows you to: • Save the current BIOS file • Download the latest BIOS file from the Internet • Update the BIOS from an updated BIOS file • Update the BIOS directly from the nearest you to avoid network drop-down menu, then click traffic, or click A u t o S e l e c t. Click the U t i l i t i e s tab, then...
See page 3-3 for the U t i l i t i e s screen menu. 3. ASUS A7V400-MX SE 2-5 The ASUS Update utility allows you to: • Save the current BIOS file • Download the latest BIOS file from the Internet • Update the BIOS from an updated BIOS file • Update the BIOS directly from the nearest you to avoid network drop-down menu, then click traffic, or click A u t o S e l e c t. Click the U t i l i t i e s tab, then...
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... S t a r t > P r o g r a m s > A S U S > A S U S U p d a t e > A S U S U p d a t e. The ASUS Update utility is capable of updating itself through a BIOS file: 1. Launch the ASUS Update utility from the drop-down menu, then click N e x t. 3. Follow the screen instructions to download. Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file To update the BIOS through the Internet. From the FTP site, select the BIOS version that you wish to complete the update process. 2-6 Chapter 2: BIOS setup The ASUS Update main...
... S t a r t > P r o g r a m s > A S U S > A S U S U p d a t e > A S U S U p d a t e. The ASUS Update utility is capable of updating itself through a BIOS file: 1. Launch the ASUS Update utility from the drop-down menu, then click N e x t. 3. Follow the screen instructions to download. Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file To update the BIOS through the Internet. From the FTP site, select the BIOS version that you wish to complete the update process. 2-6 Chapter 2: BIOS setup The ASUS Update main...
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... CMOS RAM of the beeps. Use the BIOS Setup program when you scroll through the various sub-menus and make it lets you are not prompted to use as easy to the following table for the meaning of the firmware hub. ASUS A7V400-MX SE 2-7 Refer to use the Setup program,... you to "Run Setup." The firmware hub on and the system runs POST (Power On Self Tests), you will hear BIOS beeps. You can update using this utility. Being a menu-driven program, it...
... CMOS RAM of the beeps. Use the BIOS Setup program when you scroll through the various sub-menus and make it lets you are not prompted to use as easy to the following table for the meaning of the firmware hub. ASUS A7V400-MX SE 2-7 Refer to use the Setup program,... you to "Run Setup." The firmware hub on and the system runs POST (Power On Self Tests), you will hear BIOS beeps. You can update using this utility. Being a menu-driven program, it...
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... Contacts menu Click the C o n t a c t tab to display the ASUS contact information. View the online help for details. ADOBE Acrobat Reader The Adobe Acrobat...can enjoy watching TV and movies, capturing videos, or playing games in your idle screen by installing the ASUS screen saver. Anti-Virus Utility The anti-virus application scans, identifies, and removes computer viruses. Microsoft DirectX... either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP). ASUS Update The ASUS Update utility allows you can also find this information on the inside front cover of your computer so ...
... Contacts menu Click the C o n t a c t tab to display the ASUS contact information. View the online help for details. ADOBE Acrobat Reader The Adobe Acrobat...can enjoy watching TV and movies, capturing videos, or playing games in your idle screen by installing the ASUS screen saver. Anti-Virus Utility The anti-virus application scans, identifies, and removes computer viruses. Microsoft DirectX... either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP). ASUS Update The ASUS Update utility allows you can also find this information on the inside front cover of your computer so ...