User manual ASUS P4P800 DELUXE

[. . . ] P4P800 Deluxe User Guide Motherboard E1323 Revised Edition V3 May 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. [. . . ] The 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. A:\>afudos /iP4P800. rom AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1. 10 Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. 0x0008CC00 (9%) DO NOT shutdown 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 /iP4P800. rom AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1. 10 Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. Reboot the system from the hard disk. 4-2 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 4. 1. 3 Using AFUDOS to copy BIOS from PC The AFUDOS. EXE utility can also be used to copy the current system BIOS settings to a floppy or hard disk. The copy can be used as a backup in case the system BIOS fails or gets corrupted. At the DOS prompt, type the command line: afudos /o<filename> where "filename" can be any user provided filename of not more than eight (8) alpha-numeric characters for the main filename and three (3) alpha-numeric characters for the extension name. Press the Enter key. The BIOS information on the screen is for reference only. What you see on your screen may not be exactly the same as shown. Main filename Extension name A:\>afudos /oMYBIOS03. rom AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1. 10 Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. The utility will copy the current system BIOS by default to the floppy disk. Make sure that the floppy disk is not write-protected and have enough space (at least 600KB) to store the file. A:\>afudos /oMYBIOS03. rom AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1. 10 Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. done A:\> When the BIOS copy process is complete, the utility returns to the DOS prompt. ASUS P4P800 Deluxe motherboard user guide 4-3 4. 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 go through the long process of booting from a diskette and using a DOS-based utility. The EZ Flash is built-in the BIOS firmware so it is accessible by simply pressing <Alt> + <F2> during the Power-On Self Tests (POST). To update the BIOS using ASUS EZ Flash: 1. Visit the ASUS website (www. asus. com) to download the latest BIOS file for your motherboard and rename the downloaded file as P4P800. ROM. To launch EZ Flash, press <Alt> + <F2> during POST to display the following. User recovery requested. Checking for floppy. . . · · If there is no floppy disk found in the drive, the error message "Floppy not found!" appears. If the correct BIOS file is not found in the floppy disk, the error message "P4P800. ROM not found!" is displayed. Make sure to rename the downloaded BIOS file as "P4P800. ROM". 4. Insert the floppy disk that contains the BIOS file. If all the necessary files are found in the floppy disk, EZ Flash performs the BIOS update process and automatically reboots the system when done. DO NOT shutdown or reset the system while updating the BIOS!Doing so may cause system boot failure! User recovery requested. Rebooting. 4-4 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 4. 1. 5 Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS 2 The CrashFree BIOS 2 auto recovery tool allows you to restore BIOS from the motherboard support CD, or from a floppy disk that contains the BIOS file, in case the current BIOS on the motherboard fails or gets corrupted. 1. [. . . ] (Y/N) 3. Confirm the volume deletion by pressing the <Y> key. 5. 5. 6 Reset RAID Data Intel(R) Integrated RAID for Serial ATA - RAID Configuration Utility Copyright(C) 2003 Intel Corporation. Create RAID Volume Delete RAID Volume Reset Disks to Non-RaID Exit [ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ] RAID Volumes: None defined. Non-RAID Disks: Port Drive Model 0 ST320413A 1 ST320413A Serial # xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx Size 18. 6GB 18. 6GB Status Normal Normal Bootable Yes Yes [ ]-Select [ESC] Exit [Enter]-Select Menu Take caution in using this option; All data on the RAID drives and any internal RAID structures will be lost! 1. Select option 3 Reset RAID Data and press the <Enter> key to delete the RAID set and remove any RAID structures from the drives. [ RESET ALL DATA RAID DATA ] Resetting all RAID data will remove any internal RAID structures from all RAID disks, including disks with working volumes. These structures are used to maintain the RAID volumes. [. . . ]