User manual ASUS X58LE EXPRESS GATE QUICK START GUIDE

[. . . ] ASUS may revise this manual from time to time without notice. Products mentioned in this manual are mentioned for identification purposes only. Product names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies. The product name and revision number are both printed on the board itself. [. . . ] See "Flash Memory Writer Utility" in this section to "Save Current BIOS to File. " Flash Memory Writer Utility ASUSTeK PNP BIOS FLASH MEMORY WRITER V1. 5 Copyright (C) 1995, ASUSTeK COMPUTER Inc. Flash Type -- SST 29EE010 Current BIOS Revision: #401A0-xxxx Choose one of the following: 1. Advanced Features Enter Choice: [1] Press ESC To Exit IV. BIOS (Flash Memory Writer) 26 xxxx denotes the current BIOS version stored in the Flash EPROM IMPORTANT: Flash Type may also be "INTEL 28F001BXT. " If "unknown" is shown after "Flash type --, " then this ROM chip is not programmable or not supported with the PnP BIOS and therefore cannot be programmed by the Flash Memory Writer. Main Menu 1. Save Current BIOS to File (Perform as soon as system is operational) This option allows you to copy the contents of the Flash memory chip onto a diskette. This gives you a backup copy of the original motherboard BIOS in case you need to re-install it. Create a bootable system floppy diskette by typing [FORMAT A:/S] from the DOS environment without creating "AUTOEXEC. BAT" and "CONFIG. SYS" files, then save the PFLASH. EXE and the BIOS to the floppy diskette. ASUS P/I-XP55T2P4 User's Manual IV. Update BIOS Main Block from File This option updates the BIOS from a file on the disk. This can either be a new file or a backup file created by the "Save Current BIOS to File" option. This will not update the Boot Block if the Boot Block is different. You will be prompted with the following if advanced features if necessary. WARNING: If the Flash Memory Writer utility was not able to successfully download a complete BIOS file, your system may not be able to boot up. If this happens, your system will require service from your vendor. After successfully downloading the new BIOS file, exit the Flash Memory Writer utility and then turn off your system. Set the jumper back to its default setting of Programming "Disabled. " 7. Turn on your computer and hold down <delete> to enter BIOS setup. You must select "Setup Default" to affect the new BIOS, then you may set other items from the Main Menu. IV. BIOS (Flash Memory Writer) 28 ASUS P/I-XP55T2P4 User's Manual IV. BIOS Setup The motherboard supports two programmable Flash ROM chips: 5 Volt and 12 Volt. Either of these memory chips can be updated when BIOS upgrades are released. Use the Flash Memory Writer utility to download the new BIOS file into the ROM chip as described in detail in this section. All computer motherboards provide a Setup utility program for specifying the system configuration and settings. [. . . ] The ASUS PCI-SC200 has "active" termination that you set using jumper JP5. If you need to terminate the ASUS PCI-SC200, you do it by setting the jumper. The are two settings, "terminated" and "not terminated, " as shown below. JP 5 JP 5 Terminated (Default) Not Terminated Terminator Setting (Terminated / Not Terminated) ASUS P/I-XP55T2P4 User's Manual VI. ASUS PCI-SC200 SCSI Card Decide whether or not you need to terminate the ASUS PCI-SC200 based on its position in the SCSI chain. [. . . ]