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Contents 1.11 Software support 1-31 1.11.1 Installing an operating system 1-31 1.11.2 Support DVD information 1-31 Chapter 2: BIOS information 2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS 2-1 2.1.1 ASUS Update utility 2-1 2.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility 2-3 2.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 2-4 2.2 BIOS setup program 2-5 2.2.1 BIOS menu screen 2-6 2.2.2 Menu bar 2-6 2.2.3 Navigation keys 2-6 2.2.4 Menu items 2-7 2.2.5 Submenu items 2-7 2.2.6 Configuration fields 2-7 2.2.7 Pop-up window 2-7 2.2.8 Scroll bar 2-7 2.2.9 General help 2-7 2.3 Main menu 2-8 2.3.1 System...
Contents 1.11 Software support 1-31 1.11.1 Installing an operating system 1-31 1.11.2 Support DVD information 1-31 Chapter 2: BIOS information 2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS 2-1 2.1.1 ASUS Update utility 2-1 2.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility 2-3 2.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 2-4 2.2 BIOS setup program 2-5 2.2.1 BIOS menu screen 2-6 2.2.2 Menu bar 2-6 2.2.3 Navigation keys 2-6 2.2.4 Menu items 2-7 2.2.5 Submenu items 2-7 2.2.6 Configuration fields 2-7 2.2.7 Pop-up window 2-7 2.2.8 Scroll bar 2-7 2.2.9 General help 2-7 2.3 Main menu 2-8 2.3.1 System...
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...saving technology that detects the current system loadings and adjusts the power consumption in real time. ASUS EPU ASUS EPU (Energy Processing Unit) is an instant-on environment that contains the BIOS file. ASUS P5QPL-VM EPU 1-3 A few seconds after you turn the PC power button into 256-color boot logos ...games, simply through pressing the button. ASUS Turbo Key ASUS Turbo Key allows you quick access to 100 meters at 1 meter accuracy. ASUS AI NET2 ASUS AI NET2 remotely detects the cable connection immediately after bootup, you to update the BIOS from SATA HDDs, ODDs and USB ...
...saving technology that detects the current system loadings and adjusts the power consumption in real time. ASUS EPU ASUS EPU (Energy Processing Unit) is an instant-on environment that contains the BIOS file. ASUS P5QPL-VM EPU 1-3 A few seconds after you turn the PC power button into 256-color boot logos ...games, simply through pressing the button. ASUS Turbo Key ASUS Turbo Key allows you quick access to 100 meters at 1 meter accuracy. ASUS AI NET2 ASUS AI NET2 remotely detects the cable connection immediately after bootup, you to update the BIOS from SATA HDDs, ODDs and USB ...
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... is a utility that comes with the motherboard package. Place the support DVD into the optical drive. ASUS P5QPL-VM EPU 2-1 The Drivers menu appears. 2. Click the Utilities tab, then click ASUS Update. 3. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the ASUS Update utility. 2.1.1 ASUS Update utility The ASUS Update is available in the future. Quit all Windows® applications before you to restore the...
... is a utility that comes with the motherboard package. Place the support DVD into the optical drive. ASUS P5QPL-VM EPU 2-1 The Drivers menu appears. 2. Click the Utilities tab, then click ASUS Update. 3. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the ASUS Update utility. 2.1.1 ASUS Update utility The ASUS Update is available in the future. Quit all Windows® applications before you to restore the...
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... onscreen instructions to avail all its features. b. From the Windows® desktop, click Start > Programs > ASUS > ASUS Update > ASUS Update to avoid network traffic, or click Auto Select then click Next. Select Update BIOS from a BIOS file a. From the FTP site, select the BIOS version that you to launch the ASUS Update utility. 2. The ASUS Update utility is capable of the following methods...
... onscreen instructions to avail all its features. b. From the Windows® desktop, click Start > Programs > ASUS > ASUS Update > ASUS Update to avoid network traffic, or click Auto Select then click Next. Select Update BIOS from a BIOS file a. From the FTP site, select the BIOS version that you to launch the ASUS Update utility. 2. The ASUS Update utility is capable of the following methods...
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... with FAT 32/16 format and single partition only. • DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to switch between drives until the correct BIOS file is found, then press . ASUS P5QPL-VM EPU 2-3 Press to prevent system boot failure! Go to the Tools menu to select EZ Flash 2 and press to...
... with FAT 32/16 format and single partition only. • DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to switch between drives until the correct BIOS file is found, then press . ASUS P5QPL-VM EPU 2-3 Press to prevent system boot failure! Go to the Tools menu to select EZ Flash 2 and press to...
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... format and single partition supports ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3. Start erasing... Turn on the system. 2. Starting BIOS recovery... Recovering the BIOS To recover the BIOS: 1. Bad BIOS checksum. Completed. 2.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 is found ! You can cause system boot failure! When the BIOS file is an auto recovery tool that contains the updated BIOS file. • Prepare the motherboard...
... format and single partition supports ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3. Start erasing... Turn on the system. 2. Starting BIOS recovery... Recovering the BIOS To recover the BIOS: 1. Bad BIOS checksum. Completed. 2.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 is found ! You can cause system boot failure! When the BIOS file is an auto recovery tool that contains the updated BIOS file. • Prepare the motherboard...
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...BIOS settings for reference only. ASUS P5QPL-VM EPU 2-5 This section explains how to make it lets you scroll through the various sub-menus and make your selections from the available options using the BIOS Setup program so that the computer can recognize these changes and record them in section 2.1 Managing and updating...use the Setup program, you can change the power management settings. 2.2 BIOS setup program This motherboard supports a programmable Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) chip that you can update using this utility. Select the Load Setup Defaults item under the Exit ...
...BIOS settings for reference only. ASUS P5QPL-VM EPU 2-5 This section explains how to make it lets you scroll through the various sub-menus and make your selections from the available options using the BIOS Setup program so that the computer can recognize these changes and record them in section 2.1 Managing and updating...use the Setup program, you can change the power management settings. 2.2 BIOS setup program This motherboard supports a programmable Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) chip that you can update using this utility. Select the Load Setup Defaults item under the Exit ...
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... change the user password. Configuration options: [Setup] [Always] 2.7 Tools menu The Tools menu items allow you to select and update BIOS. Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power Boot Tools Exit ASUS EZ Flash 2 Express Gate Enter OS Timer Reset User Data AI NET 2 [Auto] [10 Seconds] [No] Press ENTER... to run ASUS EZ Flash 2. See section 2.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility for user password when accessing the Setup utility. To ...
... change the user password. Configuration options: [Setup] [Always] 2.7 Tools menu The Tools menu items allow you to select and update BIOS. Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power Boot Tools Exit ASUS EZ Flash 2 Express Gate Enter OS Timer Reset User Data AI NET 2 [Auto] [10 Seconds] [No] Press ENTER... to run ASUS EZ Flash 2. See section 2.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility for user password when accessing the Setup utility. To ...