User manual ASUS P4BP-MX

[. . . ] P4BP-MX User Guide Motherboard E1534 Checklist First Edition February 2004 Copyright © 2004 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 and press <Enter>. At the above prompt, type <Y> to continue with the update process or press <N> to exit EZ Flash and reboot the system without updating the BIOS. The following prompt appears if you typed <Y>. Flash Memory: SST 39SF020 (Y/N)?Press <Y> to update the main BIOS area. DO NOT shutdown or reset the system while updating the BIOS area!When finished, the message, "Press a key to reboot" appears. Press any key to reboot the system with the new BIOS. 2. 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. At the DOS prompt, type the command line: FORMAT A:/S then press <Enter>. To copy, type the command line: COPY D:\AFLASH. EXE\AFLASH. EXE A:\ then press <Enter>. ASUS P4BP-MX motherboard 2-3 · · The AFLASH. EXE utility works only in DOS mode. It 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. 5. To run AFLASH, at the DOS prompt type: A:\AFLASH then press <Enter> 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. 6. For example, A:\XXX-XX. XXX, then press <Enter>. 2-4 Chapter 2: BIOS Setup Updating the BIOS Update the BIOS only if 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 ASUS website (www. asus. com) and save to the boot floppy disk you created earlier. 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 P4BP-MX motherboard 2-5 7. The utility starts to program the new BIOS information into the Flash ROM. When the programming is done, the message "Flashed Successfully" appears. 8. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to continue. DO NOT turn off the system while updating the BIOS. Just repeat the process, and if the problem persists, load the original BIOS file you saved to the boot disk. [. . . ] Configuration options: [PIC] [APIC] 2. 7 Exit Menu When you have made all of your selections from the various menus in the Setup program, save your changes and exit Setup. Select Exit from the menu bar to display the following menu. Pressing <Esc> does not immediately exit this menu. Select one of the options from this menu or <F10> from the legend bar to exit. ASUS P4BP-MX motherboard 2-27 Exit Saving Changes Once you are finished making your selections, choose this option from the Exit menu to ensure the values you selected are saved to the CMOS RAM. The CMOS RAM is sustained by an onboard backup battery and stays on even when the PC is turned off. [. . . ]