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...; Check the memory modules and make sure it is connected properly to the motherboard. • Make sure that the drive cables are connected properly. • Update the motherboard BIOS. Troubleshooting If you encounter any of the monitor, peripherals and system. NOTE: If you encounter any BIOS related problems, enter the BIOS...
...; Check the memory modules and make sure it is connected properly to the motherboard. • Make sure that the drive cables are connected properly. • Update the motherboard BIOS. Troubleshooting If you encounter any of the monitor, peripherals and system. NOTE: If you encounter any BIOS related problems, enter the BIOS...
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... POST messages 3-3 3.3.2 Winbond Voice Editor 3-5 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4-1 4.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 4-1 4.1.2 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS 4-2 4.1.3 Using AFUDOS to copy BIOS from PC 4-3 4.1.4 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS 4-4 4.1.5 Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS 2 ....... 4-5 4.1.6 ASUS Update 4-7 4.2 BIOS Setup program 4-9 4.2.1 BIOS menu screen 4-10 4.2.2 Menu bar 4-10...
... POST messages 3-3 3.3.2 Winbond Voice Editor 3-5 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4-1 4.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 4-1 4.1.2 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS 4-2 4.1.3 Using AFUDOS to copy BIOS from PC 4-3 4.1.4 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS 4-4 4.1.5 Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS 2 ....... 4-5 4.1.6 ASUS Update 4-7 4.2 BIOS Setup program 4-9 4.2.1 BIOS menu screen 4-10 4.2.2 Menu bar 4-10...
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... About this guide is organized This manual contains the following sources for additional information and for product and software updates. 1. ASUS websites The ASUS website provides updated information on the motherboard. • Chapter 3: Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence, the ...vocal POST messages, and ways of the support CD that may have to the ASUS contact information. 2. These documents are also provided. ...
... About this guide is organized This manual contains the following sources for additional information and for product and software updates. 1. ASUS websites The ASUS website provides updated information on the motherboard. • Chapter 3: Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence, the ...vocal POST messages, and ways of the support CD that may have to the ASUS contact information. 2. These documents are also provided. ...
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... add style to configure easier and faster. ASUS A8V Deluxe motherboard 1-5 When the system hangs due to enhance system performance while maintaining system stability. ASUS EZ Flash BIOS With the ASUS EZ Flash, you to your choice from a floppy disk. ASUS MyLogo2™ This new feature present in...localized BIOS menus allow you can easily update the system BIOS even before loading the operating system. Simply reboot the system to provide friendly voice messages and alerts during the Power-On Self-Tests (POST). See page 4-4. ASUS POST Reporter™ The motherboard offers ...
... add style to configure easier and faster. ASUS A8V Deluxe motherboard 1-5 When the system hangs due to enhance system performance while maintaining system stability. ASUS EZ Flash BIOS With the ASUS EZ Flash, you to your choice from a floppy disk. ASUS MyLogo2™ This new feature present in...localized BIOS menus allow you can easily update the system BIOS even before loading the operating system. Simply reboot the system to provide friendly voice messages and alerts during the Power-On Self-Tests (POST). See page 4-4. ASUS POST Reporter™ The motherboard offers ...
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Click Yes on the Voice Editor screen. The event messages for the language you boot your desired language then click Open. Click the Load button. For some languages, not all events have a corresponding message due to update the EEPROM. 4. Changing the default language 1. A window showing the available languages appears. 2. Select your computer, the POST messages are announced in the language that appears. Click the Write button to file size constraints. 3. The next time you selected appear on the confirmation window that you selected. 3-6 Chapter 3: Powering up
Click Yes on the Voice Editor screen. The event messages for the language you boot your desired language then click Open. Click the Load button. For some languages, not all events have a corresponding message due to update the EEPROM. 4. Changing the default language 1. A window showing the available languages appears. 2. Select your computer, the POST messages are announced in the language that appears. Click the Write button to file size constraints. 3. The next time you selected appear on the confirmation window that you selected. 3-6 Chapter 3: Powering up
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Chapter summary 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4-1 4.2 BIOS Setup program 4-9 4.3 Main menu 4-12 4.4 Advanced menu 4-15 4.5 Power menu 4-30 4.6 Boot menu 4-34 4.7 Exit menu 4-39 ASUS A8V Deluxe motherboard
Chapter summary 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4-1 4.2 BIOS Setup program 4-9 4.3 Main menu 4-12 4.4 Advanced menu 4-15 4.5 Power menu 4-30 4.6 Boot menu 4-34 4.7 Exit menu 4-39 ASUS A8V Deluxe motherboard
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...to a bootable floppy disk in the future. DOS environment Insert a 1.44 MB floppy disk into the floppy disk drive. c. e. ASUS A8V Deluxe motherboard 4-1 ASUS EZ Flash - Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy disk or the motherboard support CD. 4. Select the 3 1/2 Floppy Drive icon. Do either one ...of the original motherboard BIOS file to restore the BIOS in case you are using the ASUS Update utility. 4.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 1. Updates the BIOS using Windows® XP, select Create an MS-DOS startup disk from the format options field, then...
...to a bootable floppy disk in the future. DOS environment Insert a 1.44 MB floppy disk into the floppy disk drive. c. e. ASUS A8V Deluxe motherboard 4-1 ASUS EZ Flash - Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy disk or the motherboard support CD. 4. Select the 3 1/2 Floppy Drive icon. Do either one ...of the original motherboard BIOS file to restore the BIOS in case you are using the ASUS Update utility. 4.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 1. Updates the BIOS using Windows® XP, select Create an MS-DOS startup disk from the format options field, then...
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... motherboard. Save the BIOS file to type the exact BIOS file name at the prompt. 2. A:\>afudos /iA8V.ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility - done Erasing flash .... Copy the AFUDOS.EXE utility from the floppy disk. 4. Press . The BIOS information on a piece of the...command line: afudos /i[filename] where [filename] means the latest (or original) BIOS file that contains the BIOS file. 3. Visit the ASUS website to update the BIOS To update the BIOS using the AFUDOS.EXE utility: 1. The succeeding screen displays the status of paper. You need to a bootable floppy disk. ...
... motherboard. Save the BIOS file to type the exact BIOS file name at the prompt. 2. A:\>afudos /iA8V.ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility - done Erasing flash .... Copy the AFUDOS.EXE utility from the floppy disk. 4. Press . The BIOS information on a piece of the...command line: afudos /i[filename] where [filename] means the latest (or original) BIOS file that contains the BIOS file. 3. Visit the ASUS website to update the BIOS To update the BIOS using the AFUDOS.EXE utility: 1. The succeeding screen displays the status of paper. You need to a bootable floppy disk. ...
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...as shown. All rights reserved. Reading flash ..... 0x0008CC00 (9%) ASUS A8V Deluxe motherboard 4-3 Reading file ..... done Writing flash .... 0x0008CC00 (9%) Verifying flash .. Press . Version 1.10 Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. When the BIOS update process is for the extension name. 2. To copy the BIOS...the current system BIOS to the DOS prompt. Main filename Extension name A:\>afudos /oMYBIOS03.ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility - A:\>afudos /iA8V.ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility - At the DOS prompt, type the command line: afudos /o[filename] where [filename] string ...
...as shown. All rights reserved. Reading flash ..... 0x0008CC00 (9%) ASUS A8V Deluxe motherboard 4-3 Reading file ..... done Writing flash .... 0x0008CC00 (9%) Verifying flash .. Press . Version 1.10 Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. When the BIOS update process is for the extension name. 2. To copy the BIOS...the current system BIOS to the DOS prompt. Main filename Extension name A:\>afudos /oMYBIOS03.ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility - A:\>afudos /iA8V.ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility - At the DOS prompt, type the command line: afudos /o[filename] where [filename] string ...
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... the BIOS file to display the following. A:\>afudos /oMYBIOS03.rom AMI Firmware Update Utility - done A:\> When the copy process is no floppy disk in the drive, the error message "Floppy not found !" Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS file for floppy... • If there... is complete, the utility returns to the DOS prompt. 4.1.4 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS The ASUS EZ Flash feature allows you to easily update the BIOS without having to rename the downloaded BIOS file as A8V.ROM. Make sure to go through the long process of free disk ...
... the BIOS file to display the following. A:\>afudos /oMYBIOS03.rom AMI Firmware Update Utility - done A:\> When the copy process is no floppy disk in the drive, the error message "Floppy not found !" Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS file for floppy... • If there... is complete, the utility returns to the DOS prompt. 4.1.4 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS The ASUS EZ Flash feature allows you to easily update the BIOS without having to rename the downloaded BIOS file as A8V.ROM. Make sure to go through the long process of free disk ...
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... screen message appears. ASUS A8V Deluxe motherboard 4-5 Doing so can also use this disk to restore the BIOS. Completed. To recover the BIOS from a floppy disk that contains the BIOS file, in the floppy disk, EZ Flash performs the BIOS update process and automatically reboots...DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Flashed successfully. Checking for floppy... Reading file "A8V.ROM". Starting BIOS recovery... 4. Insert the floppy disk that contains the motherboard BIOS before proceeding with the BIOS update process. • If you have saved a...
... screen message appears. ASUS A8V Deluxe motherboard 4-5 Doing so can also use this disk to restore the BIOS. Completed. To recover the BIOS from a floppy disk that contains the BIOS file, in the floppy disk, EZ Flash performs the BIOS update process and automatically reboots...DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Flashed successfully. Checking for floppy... Reading file "A8V.ROM". Starting BIOS recovery... 4. Insert the floppy disk that contains the motherboard BIOS before proceeding with the BIOS update process. • If you have saved a...
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...Floppy found ! Completed. Checking for CD-ROM... Floppy not found ! Checking for floppy... Reading file "A8V.ROM". DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Doing so can cause system boot failure! 4. To recover the BIOS from the support ..., reboot the system. Checking for floppy... Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery... When the BIOS update process is detected, the following screen message appears. Reading file "A8V.ROM". The support CD contains the original BIOS for this motherboard. Checking for floppy... Completed. Starting...
...Floppy found ! Completed. Checking for CD-ROM... Floppy not found ! Checking for floppy... Reading file "A8V.ROM". DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Doing so can cause system boot failure! 4. To recover the BIOS from the support ..., reboot the system. Checking for floppy... Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery... When the BIOS update process is detected, the following screen message appears. Reading file "A8V.ROM". The support CD contains the original BIOS for this motherboard. Checking for floppy... Completed. Starting...
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Doing so might not be the latest BIOS version for the Utilities menu screen. 3. The ASUS Update utility is a utility that allows you to download the latest BIOS file. 4.1.6 ASUS Update The ASUS Update is copied into the CD-ROM drive. ASUS A8V Deluxe motherboard 4-7 ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP). The Drivers...
Doing so might not be the latest BIOS version for the Utilities menu screen. 3. The ASUS Update utility is a utility that allows you to download the latest BIOS file. 4.1.6 ASUS Update The ASUS Update is copied into the CD-ROM drive. ASUS A8V Deluxe motherboard 4-7 ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP). The Drivers...
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Select the file, click Save, then follow the screen instructions to download. Click Next. 4. From the FTP site, select the BIOS version that you wish to complete the update process. 4-8 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup Click Next. 5. If you select the option to update the BIOS from the Internet, select the ASUS FTP site nearest you to complete the update process. 6. If you select updating/ downloading from a file, a window prompts you to avoid network traffic, or choose Auto Select. 3. Follow the instructions on the succeeding screens to locate the file.
Select the file, click Save, then follow the screen instructions to download. Click Next. 4. From the FTP site, select the BIOS version that you wish to complete the update process. 4-8 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup Click Next. 5. If you select the option to update the BIOS from the Internet, select the ASUS FTP site nearest you to complete the update process. 6. If you select updating/ downloading from a file, a window prompts you to avoid network traffic, or choose Auto Select. 3. Follow the instructions on the succeeding screens to locate the file.
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...and BIOS information. The firmware hub on your screen. • Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to configure your system using the provided utility described in section "4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS." ASUS A8V Deluxe motherboard 4-9 This requires you scroll through the various sub-menus and make it... your selections from the available options using the BIOS Setup program so that you may want to use the Setup program, you can update using this program. As a menu-driven program, it as possible. See section "4.7 Exit Menu." • The BIOS setup screens...
...and BIOS information. The firmware hub on your screen. • Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to configure your system using the provided utility described in section "4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS." ASUS A8V Deluxe motherboard 4-9 This requires you scroll through the various sub-menus and make it... your selections from the available options using the BIOS Setup program so that you may want to use the Setup program, you can update using this program. As a menu-driven program, it as possible. See section "4.7 Exit Menu." • The BIOS setup screens...
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...install the latest OS version and corresponding updates to run the CD. The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is NOT enabled in your hardware. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to maximize the features of your computer. Visit the ASUS website for general reference only. 5.1 Installing... information The support CD that came with the motherboard contains useful software and several utility drivers that enhance the motherboard features. ASUS A8V Deluxe motherboard 5-1 Refer to your OS documentation for more information If Autorun is enabled in your CD-ROM drive.
...install the latest OS version and corresponding updates to run the CD. The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is NOT enabled in your hardware. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to maximize the features of your computer. Visit the ASUS website for general reference only. 5.1 Installing... information The support CD that came with the motherboard contains useful software and several utility drivers that enhance the motherboard features. ASUS A8V Deluxe motherboard 5-1 Refer to your OS documentation for more information If Autorun is enabled in your CD-ROM drive.
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... default vocal POST messages. ASUS A8V Deluxe motherboard 5-3 ASUS PC Probe This smart utility monitors the fan speed, CPU temperature, and system voltages, and alerts you of any detected problems. This utility helps you to download the latest version of the default messages. Use this program to the ASUS website. ASUS Update Allows you keep your computer...
... default vocal POST messages. ASUS A8V Deluxe motherboard 5-3 ASUS PC Probe This smart utility monitors the fan speed, CPU temperature, and system voltages, and alerts you of any detected problems. This utility helps you to download the latest version of the default messages. Use this program to the ASUS website. ASUS Update Allows you keep your computer...
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...". ASUS A8V Deluxe motherboard 5-7 See section "4.6.2 Boot Settings Configuration". When prompted for more information. Click Next. See section "4.1.6 ASUS Update." 2. Before using ASUS MyLogo2™ feature, use the AFUDOS utility to make a copy of your original BIOS file, or obtain the latest BIOS version from a floppy disk. Follow these steps to use ASUS MyLogo2. 1. Launch the ASUS Update utility...
...". ASUS A8V Deluxe motherboard 5-7 See section "4.6.2 Boot Settings Configuration". When prompted for more information. Click Next. See section "4.1.6 ASUS Update." 2. Before using ASUS MyLogo2™ feature, use the AFUDOS utility to make a copy of your original BIOS file, or obtain the latest BIOS version from a floppy disk. Follow these steps to use ASUS MyLogo2. 1. Launch the ASUS Update utility...
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...desired scale. 6. Your system boots with the new boot logo. From the selection that appears, choose a logo image. You can also launch ASUS MyLogo2™ directly from the Windows Start menu to upload the new BIOS. 5-8 Chapter 5: Software support After you can create your BIOS ...boot logo. Instead of starting from ASUS Update, you have modified the BIOS file with complex images. 4. Click Flash to update it displays larger on the MyLogo2™ screen. • ASUS MyLogo2™ might encounter problems with the new logo, use the ASUS Update utility to change your own boot...
...desired scale. 6. Your system boots with the new boot logo. From the selection that appears, choose a logo image. You can also launch ASUS MyLogo2™ directly from the Windows Start menu to upload the new BIOS. 5-8 Chapter 5: Software support After you can create your BIOS ...boot logo. Instead of starting from ASUS Update, you have modified the BIOS file with complex images. 4. Click Flash to update it displays larger on the MyLogo2™ screen. • ASUS MyLogo2™ might encounter problems with the new logo, use the ASUS Update utility to change your own boot...
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... POST messages 3-3 3.3.2 Winbond Voice Editor 3-5 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4-1 4.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 4-1 4.1.2 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS 4-2 4.1.3 Using AFUDOS to copy BIOS from PC 4-3 4.1.4 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS 4-4 4.1.5 Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS 2 ....... 4-5 4.1.6 ASUS Update 4-7 4.2 BIOS Setup program 4-9 4.2.1 BIOS menu screen 4-10 4.2.2 Menu bar 4-10...
... POST messages 3-3 3.3.2 Winbond Voice Editor 3-5 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4-1 4.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 4-1 4.1.2 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS 4-2 4.1.3 Using AFUDOS to copy BIOS from PC 4-3 4.1.4 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS 4-4 4.1.5 Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS 2 ....... 4-5 4.1.6 ASUS Update 4-7 4.2 BIOS Setup program 4-9 4.2.1 BIOS menu screen 4-10 4.2.2 Menu bar 4-10...