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... CD/DVD 55 3.5.2 Tuning into an FM radio station 55 3.5.3 Presetting a station 56 3.5.4 Adjusting the volume 56 3.6 ASUS Wireless LAN adapter 57 3.6.1 LED indicators 58 3.6.2 Antenna installation 58 3.6.3 Installing the WLAN Card utilities and driver ......... 59... 74 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS 82 5.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 82 5.1.2 Using AFUDOS to copy the current BIOS 83 5.1.3 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS 84 5.1.4 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS 86 5.1.5 Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS 2 ...... 87 5.1.6 ASUS Update 89 4
... CD/DVD 55 3.5.2 Tuning into an FM radio station 55 3.5.3 Presetting a station 56 3.5.4 Adjusting the volume 56 3.6 ASUS Wireless LAN adapter 57 3.6.1 LED indicators 58 3.6.2 Antenna installation 58 3.6.3 Installing the WLAN Card utilities and driver ......... 59... 74 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS 82 5.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 82 5.1.2 Using AFUDOS to copy the current BIOS 83 5.1.3 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS 84 5.1.4 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS 86 5.1.5 Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS 2 ...... 87 5.1.6 ASUS Update 89 4
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...you on any detected problems. This utility helps you to an FM radio station. Install ASUS Update VX.XX.XX This item installs the ASUS Update that allows you to tune in to update the motherboard BIOS and drivers. View the PC-cillin online help for viewing files saved in a healthy ...operating condition. ASUS Radio Application This item installs the ASUS radio application that allows you keep your ...
...you on any detected problems. This utility helps you to an FM radio station. Install ASUS Update VX.XX.XX This item installs the ASUS Update that allows you to tune in to update the motherboard BIOS and drivers. View the PC-cillin online help for viewing files saved in a healthy ...operating condition. ASUS Radio Application This item installs the ASUS radio application that allows you keep your ...
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... Windows® desktop, click on Start, then select My Computer. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 (Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy disk.) 2. Use this file only when you do not have a copy of the following utilities allow you need to create a bootable floppy disk. d. AFUDOS (Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable floppy disk or the support...
... Windows® desktop, click on Start, then select My Computer. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 (Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy disk.) 2. Use this file only when you do not have a copy of the following utilities allow you need to create a bootable floppy disk. d. AFUDOS (Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable floppy disk or the support...
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... XP environment a. Select the 3 1/2 Floppy Drive icon. Copy the original (or the latest) motherboard BIOS to the bootable floppy disk. 5.1.2 Using AFUDOS to a floppy or hard disk. Version 1.10 Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. Reading flash ..... 0x0008CC00 (9%) ASUS Terminator 2 barebone system 83 At the DOS prompt, type the command line: afudos /o[filename] where... and three alphanumeric characters for reference only. A Format 3 1/2 Floppy Disk window appears. e. Press the key. Main filename Extension name A:\>afudos /oBIOSOLD.rom AMI Firmware Update Utility -
... XP environment a. Select the 3 1/2 Floppy Drive icon. Copy the original (or the latest) motherboard BIOS to the bootable floppy disk. 5.1.2 Using AFUDOS to a floppy or hard disk. Version 1.10 Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. Reading flash ..... 0x0008CC00 (9%) ASUS Terminator 2 barebone system 83 At the DOS prompt, type the command line: afudos /o[filename] where... and three alphanumeric characters for reference only. A Format 3 1/2 Floppy Disk window appears. e. Press the key. Main filename Extension name A:\>afudos /oBIOSOLD.rom AMI Firmware Update Utility -
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...ßtable floppy disk. 84 Chapter 5: BIOS setup Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to a piece of paper. Write down the BIOS filename to download the latest BIOS file for your motherboard. Copy the AFUDOS.EXE utility from the floppy disk. 4. Make sure that you copied to update the BIOS The AFUDOS is not write-protected...
...ßtable floppy disk. 84 Chapter 5: BIOS setup Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to a piece of paper. Write down the BIOS filename to download the latest BIOS file for your motherboard. Copy the AFUDOS.EXE utility from the floppy disk. 4. Make sure that you copied to update the BIOS The AFUDOS is not write-protected...
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... boot failure! done Erasing flash .... ASUS Terminator 2 barebone system 85 What you see on the screen is complete, the utility returns to the DOS prompt. All rights reserved. done Writing flash .... 0x0008CC00 (9%) DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Reading file ..... When the BIOS update process is for reference only. Version...
... boot failure! done Erasing flash .... ASUS Terminator 2 barebone system 85 What you see on the screen is complete, the utility returns to the DOS prompt. All rights reserved. done Writing flash .... 0x0008CC00 (9%) DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Reading file ..... When the BIOS update process is for reference only. Version...
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... floppy disk, the error message "P4R8T.ROM not found!"is found ! 5.1.4 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS The ASUS EZ Flash feature allows you to easily update the BIOS without having to P4R8T.ROM. Starting BIOS recovery... appears. • If the correct BIOS file is not found in the drive, the error message "Floppy not found...
... floppy disk, the error message "P4R8T.ROM not found!"is found ! 5.1.4 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS The ASUS EZ Flash feature allows you to easily update the BIOS without having to P4R8T.ROM. Starting BIOS recovery... appears. • If the correct BIOS file is not found in the drive, the error message "Floppy not found...
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.... • If you have saved a copy of the original motherboard BIOS to a bootable floppy disk, you downloaded from the ASUS website has a different filename (e.g. Reading file "p4r8t.rom". Boot the system. 2. The BIOS update process continues when the P4R8T.ROM is found ! Starting BIOS recovery... ASUS Terminator 2 barebone system 87 Start flashing... DO NOT shut down or...
.... • If you have saved a copy of the original motherboard BIOS to a bootable floppy disk, you downloaded from the ASUS website has a different filename (e.g. Reading file "p4r8t.rom". Boot the system. 2. The BIOS update process continues when the P4R8T.ROM is found ! Starting BIOS recovery... ASUS Terminator 2 barebone system 87 Start flashing... DO NOT shut down or...
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... shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS file. 88 Chapter 5: BIOS setup Floppy not found . Starting BIOS recovery... The support CD contains the original BIOS for floppy... Boot the system. 2. Starting BIOS recovery... Start flashing... When the BIOS update process is detected, the following screen message...
... shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS file. 88 Chapter 5: BIOS setup Floppy not found . Starting BIOS recovery... The support CD contains the original BIOS for floppy... Boot the system. 2. Starting BIOS recovery... Start flashing... When the BIOS update process is detected, the following screen message...
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... appears. 2. 5.1.6 ASUS Update The ASUS Update utility allows you to update the motherboard BIOS in the optical drive. This utility is copied into your desired update method, then click Next. The Drivers menu appears. 2. Click the Utilities tab, then click Install ASUS Update VX.XX.XX. Place the support CD in Windows® environment. To update the BIOS using the ASUS Update: 1. ASUS Terminator 2 barebone...
... appears. 2. 5.1.6 ASUS Update The ASUS Update utility allows you to update the motherboard BIOS in the optical drive. This utility is copied into your desired update method, then click Next. The Drivers menu appears. 2. Click the Utilities tab, then click Install ASUS Update VX.XX.XX. Place the support CD in Windows® environment. To update the BIOS using the ASUS Update: 1. ASUS Terminator 2 barebone...
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If you select the option to update the BIOS from the Internet, select the ASUS FTP site nearest you to avoid network traffic, or choose Auto Select. Click Next. 4. If you select Updating BIOS from a file, a window prompts you wish to locate the file. Follow the instructions on the succeeding screens to complete the update process. 90 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 3. Click Next. 5. From the FTP site, select the BIOS version that you to download. Select the file, click Save, then follow the screen instructions to complete the update process.
If you select the option to update the BIOS from the Internet, select the ASUS FTP site nearest you to avoid network traffic, or choose Auto Select. Click Next. 4. If you select Updating BIOS from a file, a window prompts you wish to locate the file. Follow the instructions on the succeeding screens to complete the update process. 90 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 3. Click Next. 5. From the FTP site, select the BIOS version that you to download. Select the file, click Save, then follow the screen instructions to complete the update process.
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...your system using the provided utility described in section "5.1 Managing and updating your selections among the predetermined choices. ASUS Terminator 2 barebone system 91 Even if you are not prompted to make your BIOS." 5.2 BIOS Setup program This motherboard supports a programmable Firmware Hub (FWH) that ...through the various sub-menus and make it lets you can update using this last option only if the first two fail. The Setup program is constantly being updated, so the following BIOS setup screens and descriptions are installing a motherboard, reconfiguring your screen...
...your system using the provided utility described in section "5.1 Managing and updating your selections among the predetermined choices. ASUS Terminator 2 barebone system 91 Even if you are not prompted to make your BIOS." 5.2 BIOS Setup program This motherboard supports a programmable Firmware Hub (FWH) that ...through the various sub-menus and make it lets you can update using this last option only if the first two fail. The Setup program is constantly being updated, so the following BIOS setup screens and descriptions are installing a motherboard, reconfiguring your screen...