User manual ASUS M2V-TVM

[. . . ] Motherboard M2V-TVM E2710 First Edition V1 July 2006 Copyright © 2006 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. [. . . ] Insert a 1. 44 MB floppy disk into the floppy disk drive. From your Windows desktop, click on Start, then select My Computer. Click File from the menu, then select Format. A Format 3 1/2 Floppy Disk window appears. If you are using Windows® XP, select Create an MS-DOS startup disk from the format options field, then click Start. OR If you are using Windows® 2000, select Full option button from the format type, then click Start. 2-2 Chapter 2: BIOS Setup 2. Copy the original (or the latest) motherboard BIOS to the bootable floppy disk. 2. 1. 2 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS To update the BIOS using the AFUDOS. EXE utility: 1. Visit the ASUS website to download the latest BIOS file for your motherboard. Save the BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk. Write the BIOS file name on a piece of paper. You need to type the exact BIOS file name at the prompt. 2. Copy the AFUDOS. EXE utility from the support CD to the bootable floppy disk that contains the BIOS file. At the DOS prompt, type the command line: afudos/i[filename] where [filename] means the latest (or original) BIOS file that you copied to the bootable floppy disk. The succeeding screen displays the status of the update process. The BIOS information on the screen is for reference only. What you see on your screen may not be exactly the same as shown. A:\>afudos /iM2VTVM. ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1. 10 Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. Readingfile. . . . . done Erasingflash. . . . done Writingflash. . . . 0x0008CC00(9%) DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS!Doing so can cause system boot failure! ASUS M2V-TVM 2-3 When the BIOS update process is complete, the utility returns to the DOS prompt. A:\>afudos /iM2VTVM. ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1. 10 Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. Readingfile. . . . . done Erasingflash. . . . done Writingflash. . . . 0x0008CC00(9%) Verifyingflash. . done A:\> 6. Reboot the system from the hard disk. 2. 1. 3 Using AFUDOS to copy BIOS from PC You can use the AFUDOS. EXE utility to copy the current system BIOS to a floppy or hard disk and use it as a backup in case the system BIOS fails or gets corrupted. To copy the BIOS from your PC using AFUDOS. EXE: 1. At the DOS prompt, type the command line: afudos/o[filename] where [filename] string of not more than eight (8) alpha-numeric characters for the main filename and three (3) alpha-numeric characters for the extension name. Press <Enter>. The BIOS information on the screen is for reference only. What you see on your screen might not be exactly the same as shown. [. . . ] Configuration options: [Setup] [Always] 2-34 Chapter 2: BIOS Setup 2. 7 Exit menu The Exit menu items allow you to load the optimal or failsafe default values for the BIOS items, and save or discard your changes to the BIOS items. ExitOptions Exit&SaveChanges Exit&DiscardChanges Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults Exitsystemsetup after saving the changes. F10 key can be used for this operation. Pressing <Esc> does not immediately exit this menu. Select one of the options from this menu or <F10> from the legend bar to exit. Exit & Save Changes Onceyouarefinishedmakingyourselections, choosethisoptionfrom the Exit menu to ensure that the values you selected are saved to the CMOS RAM. An onboard backup battery sustains the CMOS RAM and stays on even when the PC is turned off. [. . . ]