User manual ASUS P4P800-E DELUXE

[. . . ] P4P800-E Deluxe User Guide Motherboard E1867 Checklist Revised Edition V2 December 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. [. . . ] 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 /iP4P800-E. 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 /iP4P800-E. 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 The AFUDOS. EXE utility can also be used to copy the current system BIOS settings to a floppy or hard disk. The copy can be used 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] can be any user provided filename 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. 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 is not write-protected and have enough space (at least 600KB) to store the file. A:\>afudos /oMYBIOS03. rom AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1. 10 Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. done A:\> When the BIOS 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 P4P800-E. ROM. To launch EZ Flash, press <Alt+F2> during POST to display the following. User recovery requested. 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. Make sure to rename the downloaded BIOS file as "P4P800-E. ROM". 4-4 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 4. If all the necessary files are found in the floppy disk, EZ Flash performs the BIOS update process and automatically reboots the system when done. DO NOT shutdown or reset the system while updating the BIOS!Rebooting. 4. 1. 5 Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS 2 The CrashFree BIOS 2 auto recovery tool allows you to restore BIOS from the motherboard support CD, or from a floppy disk that contains the BIOS file, in case the current BIOS on the motherboard fails or gets corrupted. 1. Prepare the support CD that came with the motherboard or a floppy disk that contains the motherboard BIOS before proceeding with the BIOS update process. If you have saved a copy of the original motherboard BIOS to a bootable floppy disk, you may also use this disk to restore the BIOS. [. . . ] 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. The utility prompts a confirmation message, press <Y>. 5. 7. 5 Deleting a RAID Volume Copyright(C) 2003 Intel Corporation. v3. x. x. xxxx [ DELETE ARRAY MENU ] Name RAID_Volume1 Level Drives RAID0(Stripe) 2 Capacity Status 149. 0GB Normal Bootable Yes [ HELP ] Deleting a volume will destroy the volume data on the drive(s) and cause any member disks to become available as non-RAID disks. [. . . ]