Asus A7V8X-MXSE 2.1.2 Using the AwardBIOS Flash Utility

2.1.2 Using the AwardBIOS Flash Utility

You may update the Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) using the built-in Award BIOS Flash utility or using a bootable floppy disk with the executable Award BIOS Flash utility (AWDFLASH.EXE). Follow these instructions to update the BIOS using this utility.

1.Download the latest BIOS file from the ASUS website (www.asus.com). Rename the file to *.BIN, then save it to the bootable floppy disk you created earlier.

2.Insert the disk that contains the new BIOS file to the floppy drive.

Save only the updated BIOS file in the floppy disk to avoid loading a wrong BIOS file.

3.Reboot the computer.

4.Press <Alt> + <F2> during POST to display the following screen.

5.AWDFLASH checks the new BIOS file on the floppy disk.

6.After verification, AWDFLASH flashes the new BIOS file. Do not shut down the computer during the flash process.

7. The computer returns to POST after the new BIOS file is copied.

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Page E1493 First Edition December Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 2: BIOS information Chapter 3: Software support Federal Communications Commission Statement Canadian Department of Communications Statement This class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003 Electrical safety Operation safety Page Conventions used in this guide Page 333MHz FSB support for Athlon™ XP processors AGP 8X support Integrated graphics Integrated 10/100 LAN USB 2.0 technology Digital audio support SoundMAX Digital Audio System ASUS C.O.P Page CPU socket DDR DIMM sockets ATX power connector DIP switches Floppy disk drive connector Audio CODEC PCI slots PS/2 mouse port Parallel port RJ-45 Page 1.6.1 Placement direction 1.6.2 Screw holes Onboard LED Installing the CPU Installing a DIMM 1.10.1 Configuring an expansion card Standard Interrupt Assignments IRQ assignments for this motherboard 1.10.2 AGP slot 1.10.3 PCI slots 1.CPU external frequency selection (SW1 Switches 1-5) 2.USB device wake-up (3-pinUSBPW12, USBPW34, USBPW56) 3.Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC) 1.IDE connectors (40-1pin PRI_IDE, SEC_IDE) 2.Front panel audio connectors (10-1pin FPAUDIO) 3.Digital audio connector (4-1pin SPDIF) 4. ATX power connectors (20-pinATXPWR) 5.USB header (10-1pin USB56) 6.GAME/MIDI connector (16-1pin GAME) 7.CPU and chassis fan connectors (3-pinCPU_FAN, CHA_FAN) 8.Chassis intrusion connector (4-1pin CHASSIS) 9.Floppy disk drive connector (34-1pin FLOPPY) 10.Internal audio connectors (4-pinCD, AUX) 11.System panel connector (20-pinPANEL) •System Power LED Lead (3-1pin PLED) •System Warning Speaker Lead (4-pinSPEAKER) •System Management Interrupt Lead (2-pinSMI) •Reset Switch (2-pinRESET) Page 2.1.1Creating a bootable floppy disk DOS environment Windows® 98SE/ME environment Windows® XP environment 2.1.2 Using the AwardBIOS Flash Utility Updating the BIOS using a bootable floppy disk 2.1.3 CrashFree BIOS feature Award BIOS beep codes 2.3.1 BIOS menu bar 2.3.2 Legend bar General help Saving changes and exiting the Setup program Scroll bar Sub-menu System Date [day:mm:dd:yy] System Time [hh:mm:ss] Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.] Case Open Warning [Enabled] Supervisor Password [Clear] / User Password [Clear] Security Option [Setup] Installed Memory [XXX MB] Halt On [All Errors] IDE HDD Auto-Detection[Press Enter] IDE Primary Master/Slave [Auto] IDE Secondary Master/Slave [Auto] Access Mode [Auto] [Manual] & [CHS] Settings Cylinders Head Sector Transfer Mode DRAM Clock [By SPD] External Cache [Enabled] PS/2 Mouse Function Control [Enabled] USB Legacy Support [Enabled] 2.5.1 Chip Configuration VGA Share Memory Size [32M] tWTR [2T] AGP & P2P Bridge Control AGP Aperture Size [XXXMB] AGP Mode [4X] AGP Driving Control [Auto] AGP Driving Value [DA] DRAM Clock/Drive Control DRAM Timing [Auto by SPD] DRAM CAS Latency [2.5] Bank Interleave [Disabled] Precharge to Active (Trp) [5T] CPU & PCI Bus Control PCI1 Master 0 WS Write [Enabled] PCI2 Master 0 WS Write [Enabled] PCI1 Post Write [Enabled] PCI2 Post Write [Enabled] VIA OnChip IDE Device IDE DMA Transfer Access [Enabled] OnChip Pri IDE Controller [Enabled] OnChip Sec IDE Controller [Enabled] Primary Master PIO [Auto] Onboard FDC Controller [Enabled] Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4] Onboard Parallel Port [378/IRQ7] Parallel Port Mode [ECP+EPP] ECP Mode USE DMA [3] VIA-3058AC97 Audio [Auto] Onboard LAN [Auto] Onboard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] Game Port Address [201] MIDI Port Address [330] 2.5.3 PCI Configuration Resources Controlled by [Auto (ESCD)] PCI/VGA Snoop Palette [Disabled] Assign IRQ for VGA [Enabled] Assign IRQ for USB [Enabled] IRQ Resources IRQ 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15 assigned to [PCI Device] ACPI Suspend Mode [S1&S3] Power Management [User Define] HDD Power Down [Disabled] Suspend Mode [Disabled] Video Off Option [Suspend ->Off ] 2.6.1 Power Up Control Power Up On PCI Devices [Disabled] PS2KB Wakeup Select [Hot Key] PS2KB Wakeup from S3/S4/S5 [Disabled] PS2MS Wakeup from S3/S4/S5 [Disabled] USB Resume from S3 [Disabled] Modem Ring Resume [Disabled] Hardware Monitor Shutdown Temperature [Disabled] System Temp [xxx°C/xxx°F] CPU Temp [xxx°C/xxx°F] Chassis Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [0RPM] First/Second/Third/Fourth Boot Device Plug and Play OS [Yes] Reset Configuration Data [Disabled] Quick Power On Self Test [Enabled] Boot up Floppy Seek [Disabled] APIC Mode [Enabled] Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Load Optimized Defaults Discard Changes Save Changes Page 3.2.1 Running the support CD 3.2.2 Drivers menu VIA 4 in 1 Driver KM400 Display Driver AD1980 SoundMAX Audio Driver Install VIA LAN Driver 3.2.3 Utilities menu ASUS PC Probe Install ASUS Update Microsoft DirectX PC-CILLIN2002 3.2.4 ASUS contact information