User manual ASUS P5VD2-MX SE

[. . . ] P5VD2-MX SE User Guide Motherboard E2977 First Edition January 2007 Copyright © 2007 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. [. . . ] Doing so can cause system boot failure! When the BIOS update process is complete, the utility returns to the DOS prompt. A:\>afudos /iP5VD2MX. 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- Chapter 2: BIOS Information 2. 1. 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 P5VD2MX. ROM. Recovering the BIOS from a floppy disk To recover the BIOS from a floppy disk: 1. Insert the floppy disk with the original or updated BIOS file to the floppy disk drive. The utility displays the following message and automatically checks the floppy disk for the original or updated BIOS file. Bad BIOS checksum. Checkingforfloppy. . . Turn on the system. When found, the utility reads the BIOS file and starts flashing the corrupted BIOS file. Bad BIOS checksum. " Startflashing. . . DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS!Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process. ASUS P5VD2-MX SE Motherboard 2-5 Recovering the BIOS from the support CD To recover the BIOS from the support CD: 1. Remove any floppy disk from the floppy drive, then turn on the system. The utility displays the following message and automatically checks the floppy disk for the original or updated BIOS file. Bad BIOS checksum. Checkingforfloppy. . . When no floppy disk is found, the utility automatically checks the optical drive for the original or updated BIOS file. " Startflashing. . . DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS!Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process. The recovered BIOS may not be the latest BIOS version for this motherboard. Visit the ASUS website (www. asus. com) to download the latest BIOS file. 2-6 Chapter 2: BIOS Information 2. 1. 5 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 floppy disk and using a DOS-based utility. The EZ Flash is built-in the BIOS LPC chip so it is accessible by simply pressing <Alt> + <F2> during the Power-On Self Tests (POST). To update the BIOS using ASUS EZ Flash: 2. Visit the system builder website to download the latest BIOS file for your motherboard and rename it to P5VD2MX. ROM. To launch EZ Flash, press <Alt> + <F2> during POST to display the following. User recovery requested. Checkingforfloppy. . . · · If there is no floppy disk in the drive, the error message "Floppy not found!" appears. If the correct BIOS file is not found in the floppy disk, the error message "P5VD2MX. ROM not found!" is displayed. 4. [. . . ] To change the user password, follow the same steps as in setting a user password. 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. Enter F1 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen General Help SaveandExit Exit v02. 54(C)Copyright1985-2003, AmericanMegatrends, Inc. Pressing <Esc> does not immediately exit this menu. Select one of the options from this menu or <F10> from the legend bar to exit. Exit & Save 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. [. . . ]