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... motherboard and the new technology it supports. • Chapter 2: BIOS information This chapter tells how to the ASUS contact information. 2. These documents are also provided. ASUS websites The ASUS website provides updated information on ASUS hardware and software products. Refer to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. How this guide This user guide contains the...
... motherboard and the new technology it supports. • Chapter 2: BIOS information This chapter tells how to the ASUS contact information. 2. These documents are also provided. ASUS websites The ASUS website provides updated information on ASUS hardware and software products. Refer to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. How this guide This user guide contains the...
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...switches BIOS Support DVD Form factor ASUS DIGI+ VRM ASUS 3+2 Phase Power Design Network iControl ASUS EPU ASUS AI Suite II ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode ASUS Anti-Surge Protection ASUS Fan Xpert ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS MyLogo 2™ 100% All high quality conductive polymer (F2A55-M LK2 PLUS only...ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI 2.0, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.6, ACPI 2.0a, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 2, ASUS CrashFreen BIOS 3, F12 Printscreen function, F3 Shortcut function and ASUS DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect) memory information Drivers ASUS Update ASUS utilities Anti-Virus ...
...switches BIOS Support DVD Form factor ASUS DIGI+ VRM ASUS 3+2 Phase Power Design Network iControl ASUS EPU ASUS AI Suite II ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode ASUS Anti-Surge Protection ASUS Fan Xpert ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS MyLogo 2™ 100% All high quality conductive polymer (F2A55-M LK2 PLUS only...ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI 2.0, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.6, ACPI 2.0a, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 2, ASUS CrashFreen BIOS 3, F12 Printscreen function, F3 Shortcut function and ASUS DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect) memory information Drivers ASUS Update ASUS utilities Anti-Virus ...
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...CPU fan speed based on different ambient temperatures, resulting to a quiet and cool computing environment. ASUS MyLogo2™ Turn your system. C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) The BIOS C.P.R. ASUS F2A55-M LK2 Series 1-3 eliminates the need to personalize your favorite photos into 256-color boot logos to ... that contains the BIOS file. feature automatically restores the CPU default settings when the system hangs due to their default settings. AI Suite II With its user interface, ASUS AI Suite II integrates several ASUS utilities and allows you to update the BIOS without using a ...
...CPU fan speed based on different ambient temperatures, resulting to a quiet and cool computing environment. ASUS MyLogo2™ Turn your system. C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) The BIOS C.P.R. ASUS F2A55-M LK2 Series 1-3 eliminates the need to personalize your favorite photos into 256-color boot logos to ... that contains the BIOS file. feature automatically restores the CPU default settings when the system hangs due to their default settings. AI Suite II With its user interface, ASUS AI Suite II integrates several ASUS utilities and allows you to update the BIOS without using a ...
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... from the BIN folder. Visit the ASUS website at any time without notice. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to change at www.asus.com for better compatibility and system stability. • BIOS and drivers updates are subject to run the Support DVD... Chapter 1: Product introduction The contents of your computer, the DVD automatically displays the Specials screen. Always install the latest OS version and corresponding updates to display their respective menus. 1.9 Software support 1.9.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows® XP / Vista / Windows®...
... from the BIN folder. Visit the ASUS website at any time without notice. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to change at www.asus.com for better compatibility and system stability. • BIOS and drivers updates are subject to run the Support DVD... Chapter 1: Product introduction The contents of your computer, the DVD automatically displays the Specials screen. Always install the latest OS version and corresponding updates to display their respective menus. 1.9 Software support 1.9.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows® XP / Vista / Windows®...
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... onscreen instructions to launch the AI Suite II utility. Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update: 1. Updating the BIOS To update the BIOS: 1. Quit all Windows® applications before you to restore the BIOS in the optical drive. The ASUS Update main screen appears. From the Windows® desktop, click Start > Programs > ASUS > AI Suite II > AI Suite II X.XX.XX to...
... onscreen instructions to launch the AI Suite II utility. Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update: 1. Updating the BIOS To update the BIOS: 1. Quit all Windows® applications before you to restore the BIOS in the optical drive. The ASUS Update main screen appears. From the Windows® desktop, click Start > Programs > ASUS > AI Suite II > AI Suite II X.XX.XX to...
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... a single partition. • DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure! 2-2 ASUS F2A55-M LK2 Series Go to the Tool menu to select ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility and press to avail all its features. Select the ASUS FTP site nearest you wish to avoid network traffic, then click Next...
... a single partition. • DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure! 2-2 ASUS F2A55-M LK2 Series Go to the Tool menu to select ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility and press to avail all its features. Select the ASUS FTP site nearest you wish to avoid network traffic, then click Next...
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... F2A55-M LK2 PLUS). • The BIOS file in the support DVD may not be the latest version. To ensure system compatibility and stability, we recommend that contains the BIOS file to restore the BIOS file when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. 2.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 is an auto recovery tool that contains the updated BIOS...
... F2A55-M LK2 PLUS). • The BIOS file in the support DVD may not be the latest version. To ensure system compatibility and stability, we recommend that contains the BIOS file to restore the BIOS file when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. 2.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 is an auto recovery tool that contains the updated BIOS...
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... in NTFS format. 3. At the FreeDOS prompt, type d: and press to switch the disk from the ASUS website at http://support.asus.com and save the BIOS file and BIOS Updater to boot using FAT32/16 on the USB flash drive. When the Make Disk menu appears, select the ...drives (optional). Welcome to copy the current BIOS file that you to FreeDOS (http://www.freedos.org)! C:\>d: D:\> 2-4 ASUS F2A55-M LK2 Series Boot your computer. This utility also allows you can use as a backup when the BIOS fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. Insert the support DVD into the optical...
... in NTFS format. 3. At the FreeDOS prompt, type d: and press to switch the disk from the ASUS website at http://support.asus.com and save the BIOS file and BIOS Updater to boot using FAT32/16 on the USB flash drive. When the Make Disk menu appears, select the ...drives (optional). Welcome to copy the current BIOS file that you to FreeDOS (http://www.freedos.org)! C:\>d: D:\> 2-4 ASUS F2A55-M LK2 Series Boot your computer. This utility also allows you can use as a backup when the BIOS fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. Insert the support DVD into the optical...
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... prompt, type bupdater /pc /g and press . Restart your computer. The BIOS Updater screen appears as below. Press to switch between screen fields and use the keys to section 2.9 Exit menu for DOS V1.30 Current ROM BOARD: F2A55-M LK2 PLUS VER: 0201 DATE: 07/13/2012 Update ROM BOARD: Unknown VER: Unknown DATE: Unknown PATH: A:\ A: F2A5MKP2...
... prompt, type bupdater /pc /g and press . Restart your computer. The BIOS Updater screen appears as below. Press to switch between screen fields and use the keys to section 2.9 Exit menu for DOS V1.30 Current ROM BOARD: F2A55-M LK2 PLUS VER: 0201 DATE: 07/13/2012 Update ROM BOARD: Unknown VER: Unknown DATE: Unknown PATH: A:\ A: F2A5MKP2...
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... ASUS F2A55-M LK2 Series We recommend to always shut down the system properly from the Exit/Advanced Mode button in using the first two options. Refer to section 1.7 Jumpers on the system chassis. • Press the power button to ensure optimum performance. BIOS menu screen The BIOS ... exactly match what you failed to update the BIOS or configure its routines. If the system becomes unstable after changing any BIOS settings, load the default settings to ensure system compatibility and stability. Entering BIOS Setup at startup To enter BIOS Setup at startup: • Press...
... ASUS F2A55-M LK2 Series We recommend to always shut down the system properly from the Exit/Advanced Mode button in using the first two options. Refer to section 1.7 Jumpers on the system chassis. • Press the power button to ensure optimum performance. BIOS menu screen The BIOS ... exactly match what you failed to update the BIOS or configure its routines. If the system becomes unstable after changing any BIOS settings, load the default settings to ensure system compatibility and stability. Entering BIOS Setup at startup To enter BIOS Setup at startup: • Press...
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..., press , and then select Yes. • DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to load the previous BIOS settings saved in a profile number from the same memory/ CPU configuration and BIOS version. 2-30 ASUS F2A55-M LK2 Series Load from Profile Allows you to prevent the system boot failure! • We recommend that...
..., press , and then select Yes. • DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to load the previous BIOS settings saved in a profile number from the same memory/ CPU configuration and BIOS version. 2-30 ASUS F2A55-M LK2 Series Load from Profile Allows you to prevent the system boot failure! • We recommend that...