User manual ASUS P4SDX

[. . . ] P4SDX User Guide Motherboard E1215 Checklist First Edition February 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. [. . . ] Reboot the computer from the floppy disk. BIOS setup must specify "Floppy" as the first item in the boot sequence. ASUS P4SDX motherboard user guide 2-3 4. In DOS mode, type A:\AFLASH <Enter> to run AFLASH. If the word "unknown" appears after Flash Memory:, the memory chip is either not programmable or is not supported by the ACPI BIOS and therefore, cannot be programmed by the Flash Memory Writer utility. 5. Save Current BIOS to File from the Main menu and press <Enter>. The Save Current BIOS To File screen appears. 6. Type a filename and path, for example, A:\XXX-XX. XXX, then press [Enter]. Updating the BIOS Update the BIOS only if you have problems with the motherboard and you are sure that the new BIOS revision will solve your problems. Careless updating may result to more problems with the motherboard! 1. Download an updated ASUS BIOS file from the Internet (WWW or FTP) (see ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION on page viii for details) and save to the boot floppy disk you created earlier. At the "A:\" prompt, type AFLASH and then press <Enter>. At the Main Menu, type 2 then press <Enter>. The Update BIOS Including Boot Block and ESCD screen appears. Type the filename of your new BIOS and the path, for example, A:\XXXXX. XXX, then press <Enter>. To cancel this operation, press <Enter>. 2-4 Chapter 2: BIOS information 6. When prompted to confirm the BIOS update, press Y to start the update. 7. The utility starts to program the new BIOS information into the Flash ROM. The boot block is updated automatically only when necessary. This minimizes the possibility of boot problems in case of update failures. When the programming is done, the message "Flashed Successfully" appears. 8. Follow the onscreen instructions to continue. ASUS P4SDX motherboard user guide 2-5 If you encounter problems while updating the new BIOS, DO NOT turn off the system because this may cause boot problems. Just repeat the process, and if the problem persists, load the original BIOS file you saved to the boot disk. If the Flash Memory Writer utility is not able to successfully update a complete BIOS file, the system may not boot. If this happens, call the ASUS service center for support. 2. 1. 3 CrashFree BIOS 2 (BIOS Auto-recovery Procedure) The CrashFree BIOS 2 feature allows users to boot the computer from a floppy disk and update the BIOS using AFLASH. EXE or EZ Flash Utility in case the original BIOS fails or gets corrupted. If the user doesn't have a bootable floppy disk with the original BIOS, an auto-recovery procedure can be performed using the support CD. [. . . ] See section "1. 12 Connectors" for the connector location. Make sure to connect the CD-ROM audio cable. Otherwise, you cannot control the audio volume using the Instant Music function keys. 2. Turn on the system and enter BIOS by pressing the Delete key during the Power On Self-Tests (POST). In the Advanced Configuration menu, select the item Instant Music and set it to Enabled. [. . . ]