[. . . ] P5GC-MX /1333
Motherboard
E3363 First Edition August 2007
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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. [. . . ] The EZ Flash utility is built-in the BIOS chip so it is accessible by pressing <Alt> + <F2> during the Power-On Self Tests (POST). Visit the ASUS website (www. asus. com) to download the latest BIOS file for the motherboard and rename the same to P5GCMX. ROM.
Make sure to choose the right BIOS files from ASUS website according to the version of your mother board. Refer to your Printed Circuit Board (PCB) for version information.
2. Press <Alt> + <F2> during POST to display the following.
EZFlash starting BIOS update Checking for floppy. . .
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Insert the floppy disk that contains the BIOS file to the floppy disk drive. When the correct BIOS file is found, EZ Flash performs the BIOS update process and automatically reboots the system when done.
EZFlash starting BIOS update Checking for floppy. . . Rebooting.
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Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure!A "Floppy not found!" error message appears if there is no floppy disk in the drive. A "P5GCMX. ROM not found!" error message appears if the correct BIOS file is not found in the floppy disk. 2-3
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AFUDOS utility
The AFUDOS utility allows you to update the BIOS file in DOS environment using a bootable floppy disk with the updated BIOS file. This utility also allows you to copy the current BIOS file that you can use as backup when the BIOS fails or gets corrupted during the updating process.
Copying the current BIOS
To copy the current BIOS file using the AFUDOS utility:
· · Make sure that the floppy disk is not write-protected and has at least 1024KB free space to save the file. 2.
Copy the AFUDOS utility (afudos. exe) from the motherboard support CD to the bootable floppy disk you created earlier. Boot the system in DOS mode, then at the prompt type: afudos /o[filename]
where the [filename] is any user-assigned filename not more than eight alphanumeric characters for the main filename and three alphanumeric characters for the extension name.
A:\>afudos /oOLDBIOS1. rom
Main filename
Extension name
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Press <Enter>. The utility copies the current BIOS file to the floppy disk.
A:\>afudos /oOLDBIOS1. rom AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1. 19(ASUS V2. 07(03. 11. 24BB)) Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. ok A:\>
The utility returns to the DOS prompt after copying the current BIOS file.
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Chapter 2: BIOS setup
Updating the BIOS file
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To update the BIOS file using the AFUDOS utility: Visit the ASUS website (www. asus. com) and download the latest BIOS file for the motherboard. Save the BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk.
Make sure to choose the right BIOS files from ASUS website according to the version of your mother board. 3.
Copy the AFUDOS utility (afudos. exe) from the motherboard support CD to the bootable floppy disk you created earlier. Boot the system in DOS mode, then at the prompt type: afudos /i[filename]
where [filename] is the latest or the original BIOS file on the bootable floppy disk.
A:\>afudos /iP5GCMX. ROM
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The utility verifies the file and starts updating the BIOS.
A:\>afudos /iP5GCMX. ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1. 19(ASUS V2. 07(03. 11. 24BB)) Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. done
Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure!
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The utility returns to the DOS prompt after the BIOS update process is completed. Reboot the system from the hard disk drive.
A:\>afudos /iP5GCMX. ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1. 19(ASUS V2. 07(03. 11. 24BB)) Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. done Please restart your computer A:\>
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ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility
The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 is an auto recovery tool that allows you to restore the BIOS file when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. You can update a corrupted BIOS file using the motherboard support CD, or the floppy disk that contains the updated BIOS file.
· · Prepare the motherboard support CD, or the floppy disk containing the updated motherboard BIOS before using this utility. Make sure that you rename the original or updated BIOS file in the floppy disk to P5GCMX. ROM.
Recovering the BIOS from a floppy disk
To recover the BIOS from a floppy disk: 1. [. . . ] You can also find this information on the inside front cover of this user guide.
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Chapter 3: Software support
The Appendix describes the CPU features that the motherboard supports.
CPU features
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Intel® EM64T
· · The motherboard is fully compatible with Intel® Pentium® 4 LGA775 processors running on 32-bit operating systems. You can download the latest BIOS file from the ASUS website (www. asus. com/ support/download/) if you need to update the BIOS file. Visit www. microsoft. com for more information on Windows® 64-bit OS.
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Make sure to choose the right BIOS files according to the version of your mother board. Refer to your Printed Circuit Board (PCB) for version information.
Using the Intel® EM64T feature
To use the Intel® EM64T feature: 1. [. . . ]