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. [. . . ] 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. 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. 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. Main filename Extension name A:\>afudos /oMYBIOS03. ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1. 10 Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. Readingflash. . . . . 0x0008CC00(9%) 2-4 Chapter 2: BIOS Setup 3. TheutilitywillcopythecurrentsystemBIOSbydefaulttothefloppy disk. Makesurethatthefloppydiskhasatleast600KBoffreedisk space and is not write-protected. A:\>afudos /oMYBIOS03. rom AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1. 10 Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. Readingflash. . . . . 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 aDOS-basedutility. TheEZFlashisbuilt-intotheBIOSfirmwaresoitis accessible by simply pressing <Alt + F2> during the Power-On Self Tests (POST). Visit the ASUS website (www. asus. com) to download the latest BIOS file for your motherboard and rename the downloaded file as M2VTVM. 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. [. . . ] To change the user password, follow the same steps as in setting a user password. Clear User Password Select this item to clear the user password. Password Check [Setup] When set to [Setup], BIOS checks for user password when accessing the Setup utility. When set to [Always], BIOS checks for user password both when accessing Setup and booting the system. 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. [. . . ]