User manual ASUS A7V8X-MX SE

[. . . ] A7V8X-MX SE User Guide Motherboard E1493 Checklist First Edition V1 December 2003 Copyright © 2003 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes, without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modified or altered, unless such repair, modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS; or (2) the serial number of the product is defaced or missing. ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. [. . . ] Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided. BIOS information 2. 1 Managing and updating your BIOS · · The original BIOS file for this motherboard is in the support CD. Copy the original BIOS to a bootable floppy disk in case you need to restore the BIOS in the future. 2. 1. 1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 1. Do either one of the following to create a bootable floppy disk. DOS environment Insert a 1. 44 MB floppy disk into the drive. At the DOS prompt, type: format a: /s , then press the <Enter> key Windows® 98SE/ME environment a. From your Windows desktop, click Start, point to Settings, then click Control Panel. Double-click Add/Remove Programs icon from the Control Panel window. Click on the Startup Disk tab, then on Create Disk. . . Insert a 1. 44 MB floppy disk when prompted. Follow the suceeding screen instructions to complete the process. Windows® XP environment a. Insert a new 1. 44 MB floppy disk in the floppy disk drive. From the Windows desktop, click Start > My Computer. In the My Computer window, click the 3 1/2 Floppy icon. From the Menu bar, click File > Format. Select "Create an MS-DOS Startup Disk" in the Format Options field, then click Start. Copy the original (or the latest) motherboard BIOS to the bootable floppy disk. 2-2 Chapter 2: BIOS information 2. 1. 2 Using the AwardBIOS Flash Utility You may update the Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) using the built-in Award BIOS Flash utility or using a bootable floppy disk with the executable Award BIOS Flash utility (AWDFLASH. EXE). Follow these instructions to update the BIOS using this utility. Download the latest BIOS file from the ASUS website (www. asus. com). Rename the file to *. BIN, then save it to the bootable floppy disk you created earlier. Insert the disk that contains the new BIOS file to the floppy drive. Save only the updated BIOS file in the floppy disk to avoid loading a wrong BIOS file. Press <Alt> + <F2> during POST to display the following screen. 5. AWDFLASH checks the new BIOS file on the floppy disk. [. . . ] Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] 2. 8 Exit menu Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Load Optimized Defaults Discard Changes Save Changes Select Menu Item Specific Help This option saves data to CMOS and exits the BIOS setup. F1 : Help ESC : Exit : Select Item : Select Menu -/+ : Change Value Enter : Select Sub-menu F5 : Setup Defaults F10 : Save and Exit Save & Exit Setup Once you are finished making your selections, choose this option from the Exit menu to ensure the values you selected are saved to the CMOS RAM. The CMOS RAM is sustained by an onboard backup battery and stays on even when the PC is turned off. When you select this option, a confirmation window appears. Select [Yes] to save changes and exit. Exit Without Saving Select this option only if you do not want to save the changes that you made to the Setup program. [. . . ]