User manual ASUS A7V8X

[. . . ] A7V8X User Guide Motherboard E1119 Checklist Second Edition September 2002 Copyright © 2002 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. [. . . ] _ If you accidentally typed in a wrong BIOS file name, the error message, "WARNING!Press <Enter> to remove the message, then type in the correct file name. Pressing N exits the EZ Flash screen and reboots the system without updating the BIOS. The following prompts appear if you typed Y. Flash Memory: SST 49LF004 (Y/N)?Press Y for both items to completely update the main BIOS area and the boot block area. DO NOT shutdown or reset the system while updating the BIOS boot block area!When the update process is done, the message, "Press a key to reboot" appears. Press any key to reboot the system with the new BIOS. 4-2 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 4. 1. 2 Using AFLASH to update the BIOS Creating a bootable disk AFLASH. EXE is a Flash Memory Writer utility that updates the BIOS by uploading a new BIOS file to the programmable flash ROM on the motherboard. To determine the BIOS version of your motherboard, check the last four numbers of the code displayed on the upper left-hand corner of your screen during bootup. Type COPY D:\AFLASH\AFLASH. EXE A:\ (assuming D is your CD-ROM drive) to copy AFLASH. EXE to the boot disk you created. AFLASH works only in DOS mode. It does not work in the DOS prompt within Windows, and does not work with certain memory drivers that may be loaded when you boot from the hard drive. Reboot the computer from the floppy disk. BIOS setup must specify "Floppy" as the first item in the boot sequence. 4. In DOS mode, type A:\AFLASH <Enter> to run AFLASH. If the word "unknown" appears 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. ASUS A7V8X motherboard user guide 4-3 5. Type a filename and the path, for example, A:\XXX-XX. XXX, then press <Enter>. 4-4 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup Updating the BIOS Update the BIOS only if you have problems with the motherboard and you are sure that the new BIOS revision will solve your problems. Careless updating may result to more problems with the motherboard! 1. Download an updated ASUS BIOS file from the Internet (WWW or FTP) (see ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION on page x for details) and save to the boot floppy disk you created earlier. At the "A:\" prompt, type AFLASH and then press <Enter>. Type the filename of your new BIOS and the path, for example, A:\XXX-XX. XXX, then press <Enter>. When prompted to confirm the BIOS update, press Y to start the update. ASUS A7V8X motherboard user guide 4-5 7. The utility starts to program the new BIOS information into the Flash ROM. This minimizes the possibility of boot problems in case of update failures. When the programming is done, the message "Flashed Successfully" appears. 8. Follow the onscreen instructions to continue. If you encounter problems while updating the new BIOS, DO NOT turn off the system because this may cause boot problems. [. . . ] The others are available on the support CD. 5. 5. 1 Win9x-ME Promise® FastTrak376TM Driver 1. Ensure the Support CD-ROM is in the CD Drive and press "Start" button. Move highlight bar to "Settings" and select "Control Panel". Select the "PCI Mass Storage Controller" node and then click "Properties. " 6. [. . . ]