User manual ASUS VS208NR

[. . . ] 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. SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS. ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT. 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Copy the original motherboard BIOS using AFUDOS (refer to section "2. 1. 3 Using AFUDOS to copy BIOS from PC") Visit the ASUS website (www. asus. com) and download the latest BIOS file for this motherboard using the ASUS Update utility. · 2. 1. 1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 1. Do either one of the following to create a bootable floppy disk. DOS environment Insert a 1. 44 MB floppy disk into the drive. Windows® 98SE/ME/XP environment 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® 98SE/ME, select Full option button from the format type, then click Start. Windows® 2000 environment To create a set of boot disks for Windows® 2000, run the Makeboot. exe tool from the Windows® 2000 CD: a. Insert a 1. 44 MB floppy disk into the floppy disk drive. 2-2 Chapter 2: BIOS Setup b. done A:\> When the copy process is complete, the utility returns to the DOS prompt. 2. 1. 4 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS The ASUS EZ Flash feature allows you to easily update the BIOS without having to go through the long process of booting from a diskette and using a DOS-based utility. The EZ Flash is built-in the BIOS firmware so it is accessible by simply pressing <Alt + F2> during the Power-On Self Tests (POST). To update the BIOS using ASUS EZ Flash: 1. Visit the ASUS website (www. asus. com) to download the latest BIOS file for your motherboard and rename the downloaded file as A7V880. ROM. To launch EZ Flash, press <Alt+F2> during POST to display the following. User recovery requested. Checking for floppy. . . · · If there is no floppy disk in the drive, the error message "Floppy not found!" appears. If the correct BIOS file is not in the floppy disk, the error message "Floppy not found!" is displayed. Make sure to rename the downloaded BIOS file as "A7V880. ROM". 4. Insert the floppy disk that contains the BIOS file. If all the necessary files are found in the floppy disk, EZ Flash performs the BIOS update process and automatically reboots the system when done. ASUS A7V880 motherboard 2-5 DO NOT shutdown or reset the system while updating the BIOS!Doing so may cause system boot failure! User recovery requested. Rebooting. 2. 1. 5 Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS 2 The CrashFree BIOS 2 auto recovery tool allows you to restore BIOS from the motherboard support CD, or from a floppy disk that contains the BIOS file, in case the current BIOS on the motherboard fails or gets corrupted. · Prepare the support CD that came with the motherboard or a floppy disk that contains the motherboard BIOS before proceeding with the BIOS update process. [. . . ] Connect the analog audio cable from the optical drive (CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, or CD-RW drive) to the 4-pin CD-In connector on the motherboard. See section "1. 10 Connectors" for the connector location. Make sure to connect the CD-ROM audio cable. Otherwise, you cannot control the audio volume using the Instant Music Lite function keys. 2. Turn on the system and enter the BIOS by pressing the <Del> key during the Power On Self-Tests (POST). [. . . ]