User manual ASUS KN97X

[. . . ] R KN97-X Pentium II ATX Motherboard ® USER'S MANUAL USER'S NOTICE No part of this product, including the product and software may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form by any means without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (hereinafter referred to as ASUS) except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes. Specifications are subject to change without notice. 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. [. . . ] Save the motherboard's BIOS file to a floppy diskette as soon as your system is operational. See "Flash Memory Writer Utility" below. 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 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 copy PFLASH. EXE to the newly formatted diskette and then save your BIOS to the same diskette. ASUS KN97-X 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. Boot Block of New BIOS is different from old one !!!Please Use 'Advanced Feature' to flash whole bios !!!Advanced Features Selecting this option brings up the Advanced Features screen for clearing the PnP configuration record and updating the motherboard BIOS. Advanced Features Menu Advanced Features Flash Type -- SST 29EE010 Current BIOS Revision: #401A0-xxxx Choose one of the following: 1. Clear PNP ESCD Parameter Block Enter Choice: [2] Press ESC To Exit xxxx denotes the current BIOS version stored in the Flash EPROM 1. Clear PNP ESCD Parameter Block This option erases the Plug-and-Play (PnP) configuration record. Update BIOS Including Boot Block and ESCD This option updates the Boot Block, the motherboard BIOS and the PnP ESCD Parameter Block from a new BIOS file. NOTE: "Update BIOS Main Block from File" and "Update BIOS Including Boot Block and ESCD" requires that the system is running in real mode. This utility will not operate if the system is under protected mode or virtual mode. You should boot from a system floppy diskette without "AUTOEXEC. BAT" and "CONFIG. SYS" files. ASUS KN97-X User's Manual 37 IV. Update BIOS Including Boot Block and ESCD IV. BIOS SOFTWARE Updating your Motherboard's BIOS 1. [. . . ] ASUS PCI-SC200 SCSI Card You must use PCI INT A setting in order to properly assign the card's interrupt. On the ASUS PCI-SC200, you assign the INT by setting jumper JP1 or JP2. The default setting for the card already is INT A, so you do not need to change the setting to use the ASUS PCI-SC200 with this motherboard. ASUS PCI-SC200 (Jumpers) 63 Setting the INT Assignment JPJP 12 1 2 3 JPJP 12 1 2 3 JPJP 12 1 2 3 INT C JPJP 12 1 2 3 INT D INT A (Def) INT B Interrupt Settings (A, B, C, or D) Terminator Settings SCSI devices are connected together in a "chain" by cables. [. . . ]