5.3Software information

Most of the applications in the support CD have wizards that will conveniently guide you through the installation. View the online help or readme file that came with the software application for more information.

5.3.1ASUS MyLogo2™

The ASUS MyLogo2™ utility lets you customize the boot logo. The boot logo is the image that appears on screen during the Power-On Self-Tests (POST). The ASUS MyLogo2™ is automatically installed when you install the ASUS Update utility from the support CD. See section “5.2.3 Utilities menu” for details.

• Before using the ASUS MyLogo2™, use the AWDFLASH utility to make a copy of your original BIOS file, or obtain the latest BIOS version from the ASUS website. See section “4.1.2 Updating the BIOS”.

Make sure that the BIOS item Full Screen Logo is set to [Enabled] if you wish to use ASUS MyLogo2.

See section “4.6.5 Boot Settings Configuration”.

You can create your own boot logo image in GIF, JPG, or BMP file formats.

To launch the ASUS MyLogo2™:

1.Launch the ASUS Update utility. Refer to section “4.1.5 ASUS Update utility” for details.

2.Select Options from the drop down menu, then click Next.

3.Check the option Launch MyLogo to replace system boot logo before flashing BIOS, then click Next.

4.Select Update BIOS from a file from the drop down menu, then click Next.

5.When prompted, locate the new BIOS file, then click Next. The ASUS MyLogo2 window appears.

6.From the left window pane, select the folder that contains the image you intend to use as your boot logo.

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