User manual ASUS K8N-E DELUXE

[. . . ] K8N-E Deluxe User Guide Motherboard E1883 Checklist Revised Edition V2 January 2005 Copyright © 2005 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. [. . . ] At the DOS prompt, type: format A:/S then press <Enter>. Windows® XP environment a. Insert a 1. 44 MB floppy disk into the floppy disk drive. From your Windows desktop, click on Start, then select My Computer. Click File from the menu, then select Format. A Format 3 1/2 Floppy Disk window appears. Select Create an MS-DOS startup disk from the format options field, then click Start. ASUS K8N-E Deluxe motherboard 4-1 Windows® 2000 environment To create a set of boot disks for Windows® 2000, run the Makeboot. exe tool from the Windows® 2000 CD: a. Insert a 1. 44 MB floppy disk into the floppy disk drive. Insert the Windows® 2000 CD into the CD-ROM drive. From the Open box, type D:\bootdisk\makeboot a: then press <Enter>, assuming that D: is your CD-ROM drive. Copy the original (or the latest) motherboard BIOS to the bootable floppy disk. 4. 1. 2 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS To update the BIOS using the AFUDOS. EXE utility: 1. Visit the ASUS website to download the latest BIOS file for your motherboard. Save the BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk. Write the BIOS file name on a piece of paper. You need to type the exact BIOS file name at the prompt. 2. Copy the AFUDOS. EXE utility from the support CD to the bootable floppy disk that contains the BIOS file. At the DOS prompt, type the command line: afudos /i[filename] where [filename] means the latest (or original) BIOS file that you copied to the bootable floppy disk. The succeeding screen displays the status of the update process. The BIOS information on the screen is for reference only. What you see on your screen may not be exactly the same as shown. 4-2 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup A:\>afudos /iK8NE. ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1. 10 Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. 0x0008CC00 (9%) DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS!Doing so may cause system boot failure! When the BIOS update process is complete, the utility returns to the DOS prompt. A:\>afudos /iK8NE. ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1. 10 Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. A:\> done done 0x0008CC00 (9%) done 6. Reboot the system from the hard disk. 4. 1. 3 Using AFUDOS to copy BIOS from PC You can use the AFUDOS. EXE utility to copy the current system BIOS to a floppy or hard disk and use it as a backup in case the system BIOS fails or gets corrupted. To copy the BIOS from your PC using AFUDOS. EXE: 1. [. . . ] See section "4. 4 Advanced Menu" in the user guide. In the Power menu, select the item ACPI 2. 0 Support and set it to Yes. See section "4. 5 Power Menu" in the user guide. Reboot your computer and set your Power Option Properties depending on your operating system. Windows® 2000/XP 1. [. . . ]