User manual ASUS P4P800 SE

[. . . ] P4P800 SE User Guide Motherboard E1886 Checklist Revised Edition V2 February 2005 Copyright © 2005 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. [. . . ] At the DOS prompt, type: format A:/S then press <Enter>. Windows® 98SE/ME/2000/XP environment a. If you are using WindowsTM XP, select Create an MS-DOS startup disk from the format options field, then click Start. OR If you are using Windows® 98SE/ME/2000, select Full option button from the format type, then click Start. Copy the original (or the latest) motherboard BIOS to the bootable floppy disk. 4. 1. 2 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS To update the BIOS using the AFUDOS. EXE utility: 1. Visit the ASUS website (www. asus. com) 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 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 /iP4P800SE. rom AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1. 10 Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. 0x0008CC00 (9%) DO NOT shutdown or reset the system while updating the BIOS!Doing so may cause system boot failure! 4-2 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup When the BIOS update process is complete, the utility returns to the DOS prompt. A:\>afudos /iP4P800SE. rom AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1. 10 Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. Reboot the system from the hard disk. 4. 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 backup in case the system BIOS fails or gets corrupted. At the DOS prompt, type the command line: afudos /o[filename] where [filename] is a string of not more than eight (8) alpha-numeric characters for the main filename and three (3) alphanumeric characters for the extension name. Press <Enter>. The BIOS information on the screen is for reference only. What you see on your screen may not be exactly the same as shown. Main filename Extension name A:\>afudos /oMYBIOS03. rom AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1. 10 Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. The utility will copy the current system BIOS by default to the floppy disk. Make sure that the floppy disk has at least 600KB free space to store the file, and is not write-protected. A:\>afudos /oMYBIOS03. rom AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1. 10 Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. done A:\> When the copy process is complete, the utility returns to the DOS prompt. 4. 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 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). To update the BIOS using ASUS EZ Flash: 1. Visit the ASUS website (www. asus. com) to download the latest BIOS file for your motherboard and rename the downloaded file as P4P800SE. ROM. To launch EZ Flash, press <Alt+F2> during POST to display the following. User recovery requested. [. . . ] Use the Up and Down arrow keys to select your desired RAID Level then press <Enter>. If you selected RAID 0 (Stripe), use the Up and Down arrow keys to select the stripe size for your RAID 0 array then press <Enter>. The available values range from 8 KB to 128 KB. The default selection is 64 KB. · 16 KB - low disk usage · 64 KB - typical disk usage · 128 KB - performance disk usage 5. The utility prompts a confirmation message, press <Y>. Are you sure you want to create this volume (Y/N) 6. [. . . ]