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Features Contents Notices v Safety information vi About this guide vii ASUS contact information viii P4V8X-X 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 ...12 Connectors 1-18 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 Using ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 2-6 2.2 BIOS Setup program 2-8 iii
Features Contents Notices v Safety information vi About this guide vii ASUS contact information viii P4V8X-X 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 ...12 Connectors 1-18 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 Using ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 2-6 2.2 BIOS Setup program 2-8 iii
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... for this motherboard is in DOS environment. 1. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to create a bootable floppy disk. Copy the AFUDOS.EXE utility from the Control Panel window. b. Double-click on Add/Remove Programs icon from the support CD to update the BIOS Update the BIOS using the AFUDOS.EXE utility in the support CD...
... for this motherboard is in DOS environment. 1. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to create a bootable floppy disk. Copy the AFUDOS.EXE utility from the Control Panel window. b. Double-click on Add/Remove Programs icon from the support CD to update the BIOS Update the BIOS using the AFUDOS.EXE utility in the support CD...
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... system boot failure! done Writing flash .... 0x0008CC00 (9%) DO NOT shutdown or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Reboot the system from the hard disk. 4. Version 1.10 Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. ASUS P4V8X-X motherboard 2-3 A:\>afudos /ip4v8xx.rom AMI Firmware Update Utility - All rights reserved. done A:\> 5. done Writing flash .... 0x0008CC00 (9%) Verifying flash .. What you copied...
... system boot failure! done Writing flash .... 0x0008CC00 (9%) DO NOT shutdown or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Reboot the system from the hard disk. 4. Version 1.10 Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. ASUS P4V8X-X motherboard 2-3 A:\>afudos /ip4v8xx.rom AMI Firmware Update Utility - All rights reserved. done A:\> 5. done Writing flash .... 0x0008CC00 (9%) Verifying flash .. What you copied...
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... line: afudos /o where "filename" can be used to copy the current system BIOS settings to a floppy or hard disk. Press the Enter key. Main filename Extension name A:\>afudos /oMYBIOS03.rom AMI Firmware Update Utility - Make sure that the floppy disk is not write-protected and have enough...EXE utility can also be exactly the same as a backup in case the system BIOS fails or gets corrupted. 1. Reading flash ..... Version 1.10 Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. A:\>afudos /oMYBIOS03.rom AMI Firmware Update Utility - What you see on the screen is complete, the utility returns to...
... line: afudos /o where "filename" can be used to copy the current system BIOS settings to a floppy or hard disk. Press the Enter key. Main filename Extension name A:\>afudos /oMYBIOS03.rom AMI Firmware Update Utility - Make sure that the floppy disk is not write-protected and have enough...EXE utility can also be exactly the same as a backup in case the system BIOS fails or gets corrupted. 1. Reading flash ..... Version 1.10 Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. A:\>afudos /oMYBIOS03.rom AMI Firmware Update Utility - What you see on the screen is complete, the utility returns to...
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... by simply pressing + during POST to a floppy disk. 2. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS file for floppy... appears. If the correct BIOS file is not found in the BIOS firmware so it to P4V8XX.ROM. ASUS P4V8X-X motherboard 2-5 To update the BIOS using a DOS-based utility. Checking for your motherboard and rename it...
... by simply pressing + during POST to a floppy disk. 2. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS file for floppy... appears. If the correct BIOS file is not found in the BIOS firmware so it to P4V8XX.ROM. ASUS P4V8X-X motherboard 2-5 To update the BIOS using a DOS-based utility. Checking for your motherboard and rename it...
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... . To recover the BIOS from the ASUS website has a different filename (e.g. Checking for floppy... If the BIOS file that contains the original, or the latest, BIOS file for this disk to restore the BIOS. Bad BIOS checksum. Reading file "p4v8xx.rom". Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery... Prepare the support CD that came with the BIOS update process. 2. Boot the...
... . To recover the BIOS from the ASUS website has a different filename (e.g. Checking for floppy... If the BIOS file that contains the original, or the latest, BIOS file for this disk to restore the BIOS. Bad BIOS checksum. Reading file "p4v8xx.rom". Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery... Prepare the support CD that came with the BIOS update process. 2. Boot the...
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... CD-ROM. DO NOT shutdown or reset the system while updating the BIOS! When the BIOS update process is detected, the following screen message appears. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS file. If there is no floppy disk found . Checking ...Floppy not found! Start flashing... The recovered BIOS may cause system boot failure! 4. To recover the BIOS from the support CD: 1. Starting BIOS recovery... The support CD contains the original BIOS for this motherboard. Starting BIOS recovery... Completed. ASUS P4V8X-X motherboard 2-7 Place the support CD in ...
... CD-ROM. DO NOT shutdown or reset the system while updating the BIOS! When the BIOS update process is detected, the following screen message appears. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS file. If there is no floppy disk found . Checking ...Floppy not found! Start flashing... The recovered BIOS may cause system boot failure! 4. To recover the BIOS from the support CD: 1. Starting BIOS recovery... The support CD contains the original BIOS for this motherboard. Starting BIOS recovery... Completed. ASUS P4V8X-X motherboard 2-7 Place the support CD in ...
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... may not exactly match what you can update using this last option only if the first two failed. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to enter the Setup utility. Press during the Power-On Self Test (POST) to download the latest product and BIOS information. 2-8 Chapter 2: BIOS information If the system becomes unstable after...
... may not exactly match what you can update using this last option only if the first two failed. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to enter the Setup utility. Press during the Power-On Self Test (POST) to download the latest product and BIOS information. 2-8 Chapter 2: BIOS information If the system becomes unstable after...
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... page viii of the BIOS from the ASUS website. The Acrobat Reader software is for detailed information. Adobe Acrobat Reader This item installs the Adobe Acrobat Reader V5.0. ASUS Screen Saver This item installs the ASUS screen saver. 3.2.4 ASUS Contact Information Clicking the ASUS Contact Information tab displays as stated. Installing ASUS Update also installs ASUS Mylogo2™. PC...
... page viii of the BIOS from the ASUS website. The Acrobat Reader software is for detailed information. Adobe Acrobat Reader This item installs the Adobe Acrobat Reader V5.0. ASUS Screen Saver This item installs the ASUS screen saver. 3.2.4 ASUS Contact Information Clicking the ASUS Contact Information tab displays as stated. Installing ASUS Update also installs ASUS Mylogo2™. PC...