User manual ASUS P4PE

[. . . ] P4PE User Guide Motherboard E1110 Checklist First 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. [. . . ] 4-37 ASUS P4PE motherboard 4. 1 Managing and updating your BIOS It is recommended that you save a copy of the motherboard's original BIOS to a bootable floppy disk in case you need to reinstall the original BIOS later. 4. 1. 1 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). Download the latest BIOS file from the ASUS website (see ASUS contact information on page x). Save the file to a floppy disk. Write down the BIOS file name on a piece of paper. You need to type the exact BIOS file name at the EZ Flash screen. 2. To use EZ Flash, press <Alt> + <F2> during POST to display the following screen. ASUS EZ Flash V1. 00 Copyright (C) 2002, ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. [Onboard BIOS Information] BIOS Version : ASUS P4PE ACPI BIOS Revision 1002 BIOS Model : P4PE BIOS Built Date : 04/16/02 Please Enter File Name for NEW BIOS: _ *Note: EZ Flash will copy file from A:\, Press [ESC] to reboot The BIOS information in the above screen is for reference only. What you see on your screen may not be exactly the same as shown. 4. Insert the disk that contains the new BIOS file into the floppy drive. Device not ready. " if you proceed to step 5 without the disk in the drive. ASUS P4PE motherboard user guide 4-1 5. At the prompt, "Please Enter File Name for NEW BIOS: _", type in the BIOS file name that you downloaded from the ASUS website, then press <Enter>. EZ Flash will automatically access drive A to look for the file name that you typed. When found, the following message appears on screen. [BIOS Information in File] BIOS Version: P4PE Boot Block WARNING!_ 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 to update the main BIOS area. DO NOT shutdown or reset the system while updating the BIOS 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. [. . . ] The following message appears: Do you want the disk image to be duplicated to another?A message appears confirming that your Security array has been created. Array has been created. During the boot process, the MBFastTrak376 BIOS checks and displays the disk array information. 5-28 Chapter 5: Software support 7. Use the FDISK utility and follow the format procedure for installing a new hard drive. [. . . ]