User manual ASUS P5L-MX

[. . . ] Motherboard P5L-MX E2737 First Edition August 2006 Copyright © 2006 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. 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. ("ASUS"). 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. [. . . ] Boot the system in DOS mode, then at the prompt type: afudos /o[filename] where the [filename] is any user-assigned filename not more than eight alphanumeric characters for the main filename and three alphanumeric characters for the extension name. A:\>afudos /oOLDBIOS1. rom Main filename Extension name 3. Press <Enter>. The utility copies the current BIOS file to the floppy disk. A:\>afudos /oOLDBIOS1. rom AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1. 19(ASUS V2. 07(03. 11. 24BB)) Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. ok A:\> The utility returns to the DOS prompt after copying the current BIOS file. 2-4 Chapter 2: BIOS setup Updating the BIOS file To update the BIOS file using the AFUDOS utility: 1. Visit the ASUS website (www. asus. com) and download the latest BIOS file for the motherboard. Save the BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk. Write the BIOS filename on a piece of paper. You need to type the exact BIOS filename at the DOS prompt. 2. 3. Copy the AFUDOS utility (afudos. exe) from the motherboard support CD to the bootable floppy disk you created earlier. Boot the system in DOS mode, then at the prompt type: afudos /i[filename] A:\>afudos /iP5LMX. ROM 4. The utility verifies the file and starts updating the BIOS. A:\>afudos /iP5LMX. ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1. 19(ASUS V2. 07(03. 11. 24BB)) Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. Do not turn off power during flash BIOS Reading file . . . . . . . 0x0008CC00 (9%) Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure! 5. The utility returns to the DOS prompt after the BIOS update process is completed. Reboot the system from the hard disk drive. A:\>afudos /iP5LMX. ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1. 19(ASUS V2. 07(03. 11. 24BB)) Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. Do not turn off power during flash BIOS Reading file . . . . . . . done Please restart your computer A:\> ASUS P5L-MX 2-5 2. 1. 4 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 is an auto recovery tool that allows you to restore the BIOS file when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. You can update a corrupted BIOS file using the motherboard support CD, or the floppy disk that contains the updated BIOS file. · · Prepare the motherboard support CD, or the floppy disk containing the updated motherboard BIOS before using this utility. Make sure that you rename the original or updated BIOS file in the floppy disk to P5LMX. ROM Recovering the BIOS from a floppy disk To recover the BIOS from a floppy disk: 1. Insert the floppy disk with the original or updated BIOS file to the floppy disk drive. The utility displays the following message and automatically checks the floppy disk for the original or updated BIOS file. Bad BIOS checksum. Checking for floppy. . . When found, the utility reads the BIOS file and starts flashing the corrupted BIOS file. Bad BIOS checksum. Start flashing. . . DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS!Doing so can cause system boot failure! 4. Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process. 2-6 Chapter 2: BIOS setup Recovering the BIOS from the support CD To recover the BIOS from the support CD: 1. Remove any floppy disk from the floppy disk drive, then turn on the system. Insert the support CD to the optical drive. [. . . ] You can download the latest BIOS file from the ASUS website (www. asus. com/support/download/) if you need to update the BIOS. Visit www. intel. com for more information on the EIST feature. · A. 2. 1 System requirements Before using EIST, check your system if it meets the following requirements: · · · Intel® Pentium® 4 processor with EIST support BIOS file with EIST support Operating system with EIST support (Windows® XP SP2/Windows® Server 2003 SP1/Linux 2. 6 kernel or later versions) A-2 Appendix: CPU features A. 2. 2 1. 7. Using the EIST To use the EIST feature: Turn on the computer, then enter the BIOS Setup. [. . . ]