User manual ASUS VH222D-C

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Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies, and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners' benefit, without intent to infringe. ii Contents Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] See page 3-4 for the Utilities screen menu. The ASUS Update utility is copied to your system. Quit all Windows® applications before you update the BIOS using this utility. 2-2 Chapter 2: BIOS setup Updating the BIOS through the Internet To update the BIOS through the Internet: 1. Launch the ASUS Update utility from the Windows® desktop by clicking Start > Programs > ASUS > ASUSUpdate > ASUSUpdate. The ASUS Update main window appears. 2. Select Update BIOS from the Internet option from the drop-down menu, then click Next. 3. Select the ASUS FTP site nearest you to avoid network traffic, or click Auto Select. Click Next. ASUS VH222D-C 2-3 4. 5. From the FTP site, select the BIOS version that you wish to download. Follow the screen instructions to complete the update process. The ASUS Update utility is capable of updating itself through the Internet. Always update the utility to avail all its features. Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file To update the BIOS through a BIOS file: 1. Launch the ASUS Update utility from the Windows® desktop by clicking Start > Programs > ASUS > ASUSUpdate > ASUSUpdate. Select Update BIOS from a file option from the drop-down menu, then click Next. 3. 4. Locate the BIOS file from the Open window, then click Save. You can switch between drives by pressing <Tab> before the correct file is found. Then press <Enter>. 4. When the correct BIOS file is found, EZ Flash 2 performs the BIOS update process and automatically reboots the system when done. · · This function can support devices such as USB flash disk, hard disk, or floppy disk with FAT32/16/12 format only. Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure!Chapter 2: BIOS setup 2-6 2. 1. 4 Updating the BIOS The Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) can be updated using the AwardBIOS Flash Utility. Follow these instructions to update the BIOS using this utility. Download the latest BIOS file from the ASUS web site. Rename the file to VH222D-C. BIN and save it to a floppy disk, CD ROM or a USB flash disk in FAT 16/12 format. Save only the updated BIOS file in the floppy disk to avoid loading the wrong BIOS file. 2. 5. Copy the AwardBIOS Flash Utility (awdflash. exe) from the Software folder of the support CD to the floppy disk, CD ROM or a USB flash disk with the latest BIOS file. Boot the system in DOS mode using the bootable floppy disk, CD ROM or a USB flash disk you created earlier. Under the DOS mode, use <X:> (X stands for the name of the disk assignment) to switch to the folder of floppy disk, CD ROM or USB flash disk you saved the BIOS file and Award BIOS Flash Utility. At the prompt, type awdflash then press <Enter>. The Award BIOS Flash Utility screen appears. AwardBIOSFlashUtilityforASUSV1. 17 (C)PhoenixTechnologiesLtd. AllRightsReserved ForPT890-8237-VH222D-C-00DATE:08/13/2006 FlashType-UnknownFlash FileNametoProgram: Message:PleaseinputFileName! 6. Type the BIOS file name in the File Name to Program field, then press <Enter>. AwardBIOSFlashUtilityforASUSV1. 17 (C)PhoenixTechnologiesLtd. AllRightsReserved ForPT890-8237-VH222D-C-00DATE:08/13/2006 FlashType-UnknownFlash FileNametoProgram:P5VD2X. bin Message:DoYouWantToSaveBios(Y/N) ASUS VH222D-C 2-7 7. [. . . ] A dialogue box appears to confirm the action. Press <Y> to confirm; otherwise, press <N>. JMicron Technology Corp. PCI-to-SATA II/IDE RAID Controller BIOS v0. 97 [CreateNewRAID] Name:JRAID Level:0-Stripe Disks:SelectDisk Block:128KB Size:319GB Confirm Creation [RAIDDiskDriveList] [HardDiskDriveList] ModelName Capacity HDD0: HDS722516VLSA80 164GB HDD1: HDS722516DLA380 164GB Type/Status Non-RAID Non-RAID CreateRAIDontheselectedHDD(Y/N)?Y [ TAB]-SwitchWindow []-SelectItem [ENTER]-Action[ESC]-Exit Pressing <Y> deletes all the data in the HDDs. 6. The following screen appears, displaying the relevant information about the RAID set you created. [RAIDDiskDriveList] ModelName RAIDLevel Capacity Status Members(HDDx) RDD0: JRAID 0-Stripe XXXGB Normal 01 ASUS VH222D-C 3-15 Deleting a RAID set 1. In the main JMB363 RAID BIOS menu, highlight Delete RAID Disk Drive using the up/down arrow key then press <Enter>. [MainMenu] CreateRAIDDiskDrive DeleteRAIDDiskDrive RevertHDDtoNon-RAID Repair Mirror Conflict SaveandExitSetup ExitWithoutSaving 2. Use the space bar to select the RAID set you want to delete. [. . . ]