User manual ASUS TX97-XE

[. . . ] R TX97-XE Pentium® ATX Motherboard USER'S MANUAL USER'S NOTICE No part of this manual, including the products and softwares 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 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. IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF USE OR DATA, INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE), EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT. 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. [. . . ] If "unknown" is displayed after Flash Memory:, the memory chip is either not programmable or is not supported by the ACPI BIOS and therefore, cannot be programmed by the Flash Memory Writer utility. Main Menu 1. Save Current BIOS To File This option allows you to save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS in case you need to reinstall it. It is recommended that you save AFLASH. EXE and the BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk. To save your current BIOS, type [1] at the Main Menu and then press <Enter>. The Save Current BIOS To File screen appears. Type a filename and the path, for example, A:\XXXXX1 and then press <Enter>. ASUS TX97-XE User's Manual IV. Update BIOS Including Boot Block and ESCD This option updates the boot block, the baseboard BIOS, and the ACPI extended system configuration data (ESCD) parameter block from a new BIOS file. See the next page for procedures on downloading an updated BIOS file. To update your current BIOS, type [2] at the Main Menu and then press <Enter>. The Update BIOS Including Boot Block and ESCD screen appears. Type the filename of your new BIOS and the path, for example, A:\XX2I1002. AWD, and then press <Enter>. When prompted to confirm the BIOS update, press Y to start the update. The utility starts to program the new BIOS information into the flash ROM. When the programming is finished, Flashed Successfully will be displayed. Follow the onscreen instructions to continue. ASUS TX97-XE User's Manual 35 IV. BIOS SOFTWARE Managing and Updating Your Motherboard's BIOS Upon First Use of the Computer System 1. Create a bootable system floppy disk by typing [FORMAT A:/S] from the DOS prompt without creating "AUTOEXEC. BAT" and "CONFIG. SYS" files. Copy AFLASH. EXE to the just created boot disk. Run AFLASH. EXE from this new disk and select option 1. Save Current BIOS To File on the previous page for more details and the rest of the steps. Updating BIOS Procedures (only when necessary) 1. Download an updated ASUS BIOS file from the Internet (WWW or FTP) or a BBS (Bulletin Board Service) (see ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION on page 3 for details) and save to the disk you created earlier. At the "A:\" prompt, type AFLASH and then press <Enter>. At the Main Menu, type 2 and then press <Enter>. Update BIOS Including Boot Block and ESCD on the previous page for more details and the rest of the steps. [. . . ] C:\CONFIG. SYS C:\AUTOEXEC. BAT You must reboot in order for the newly edited CONFIG. SYS to be initiated. You may choose to exit to DOS by pressing <ENTER> but be sure to reboot on your own. A message "Please remember to REBOOT your system" will appear when exiting. Otherwise, press <F10> to automatically reboot your system. ASUS Audio User's Manual Win3. x Audio Drivers Audio Software Run INSTALL from the \AUDIO\WIN31\ directory for the following installation screens: Follow the instructions and make your choice to learn more about INSTALL <F1>, view the README <F2>, quit <F3>, or install Configuration Manager <ENTER>. You may choose "Full Installation" to install all components or "Custom Installation" to toggle DOS: (1) Audio Samples (2) Readme and Common Q&A Files and WINDOWS: (1) WaveEditor (2) QuickCD. [. . . ]