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Asus P5E-VM DO 2.1.1Creating a bootable floppy disk, 2.1Managing and updating your BIOS

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2.1Managing and updating your BIOS

The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup.

1.ASUS EZ Flash 2 (Updates the BIOS using a floppy disk or USB flash disk.)

2.ASUS AFUDOS (Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable floppy disk.)

3.ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 (Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy, USB Flash disk, or the motherboard support CD when the BIOS file fails or gets corrupted.)

4.ASUS Update (Updates the BIOS in Windows® environment.)

Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities.

Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk or a USB flash disk in case you need to restore the BIOS in the future. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the ASUS Update or AFUDOS utilities.

2.1.1Creating a bootable floppy disk

1.Do either one of the following to create a bootable floppy disk.

DOS environment

a.Insert a 1.44MB floppy disk into the drive.

b.At the DOS prompt, type format A:/S then press <Enter>.

Windows® XP environment

a.Insert a 1.44 MB floppy disk to the floppy disk drive.

b.Click Start from the Windows® desktop, then select My Computer.

c.Select the 3 1/2 Floppy Drive icon.

d.Click File from the menu, then select Format. A Format 3 1/2 Floppy Disk window appears.

e.Select Create an MS-DOS startup disk from the format options field, then click Start.

Windows® Vista environment

a.Insert a formatted, high density 1.44 MB floppy disk to the floppy disk drive.

b.Click from the Windows® desktop, then select Computer.

c.Right-click Floppy Disk Drive then click Format to display the Format 3 1/2 Floppy dialog box.

d.Select the Create an MS-DOS startup disk check box.

e.Click Start.

2.Copy the original or the latest motherboard BIOS file to the bootable floppy disk.

2-	Chapter 2: BIOS setup

Contents

Page Page Contents Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 2: BIOS setup Chapter 3: Software support Federal Communications Commission Statement Canadian Department of Communications Statement Electrical safety Operation safety How this guide is organized Where to find more information Conventions used in this guide Typography P5E-VMDO specifications summary Page Page Product1 introduction 1.3.1Product highlights Intel® Q35 Express Chipset Intel® vPro™ Technology DDR2 memory support Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s technology 1.3.2ASUS Features 1.3.3ASUS Special Features 1.3.4ASUS Intelligent Overclocking Features 1.4Before you proceed Onboard LED 1.5.1Placement direction 1.5.2Screw holes 1.5.3Motherboard layout 1.5.4Layout contents Page 1.6Central Processing Unit (CPU) 1.6.1Installing the CPU Page 1.6.2Installing the CPU heatsink and fan Page 1.6.3Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan Page 1.7.1Overview 1.7.2Memory configurations P5E-VMDO Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR2-1066MHzcapability DDR2-800MHzcapability DDR2-667MHzcapability 1.7.3Installing a DIMM 1.7.4Removing a DIMM 1.8.1Installing an expansion card 1.8.2Configuring an expansion card 1.8.3Interrupt assignments IRQ assignments for this motherboard 1.8.4PCI slots 1.8.5PCI Express x1 slot 1.8.6PCI Express x16 slot 1.9Jumper 1.10.1Rear panel connectors 1.10.2Internal connectors Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 2.1.1Creating a bootable floppy disk 2.1.2ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility 2.1.3AFUDOS utility Updating the BIOS file 2.1.4ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility Recovering the BIOS from the support CD 2.1.5ASUS Update utility Installing ASUS Update Updating the BIOS through the Internet Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file 2.2BIOS setup program 2.2.1BIOS menu screen 2.2.2Menu bar 2.2.3Navigation keys 2.2.4Menu items 2.2.5Sub-menuitems 2.2.6Configuration fields 2.2.7Pop-upwindow 2.2.8Scroll bar 2.3.1System Time [xx:xx:xx] 2.3.2System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] 2.3.3Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.] 2.3.4SATA1-6 2.3.5IDE Primary Master/Slave Page 2.3.6IDER Primary Master/Slave 2.3.7SATA Configuration 2.3.8System Information 2.4.1Jumperfree Configuration FSB Frequency [xxx] PCIe Frequency [Auto] DRAM Frequency [Auto] DRAM Timing Control [Auto] CPU/PCIe Spread Spectrum [Auto] CPU Voltage [Auto] CPU PLL Voltage [Auto] DRAM Voltage [Auto] FSB Termination Voltage [Auto] North Bridge Voltage [Auto] 2.4.2USB Configuration 2.4.3TPM Configuration 2.4.4Intel TXT (LT) Configuration 2.4.5Intel VT-dConfiguration 2.4.6Intel VA Configuration 2.4.7CPU Configuration 2.4.8Chipset North Bridge Configuration Memory Remap Feature [Enabled] Initiate Graphic Adapter [PEG/PCI] Internal Graphic Mode Select [Enabled, 8MB] PEG Port Control [Auto] ME Subsystem Configuration ASF Support [Disabled] ME HECI Configuration 2.4.9Onboard Devices Configuration Agere Firevire 1394 [Enabled] J-MicronPATA Controller [Enabled] Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Parallel Port Address [378] Parallel Port Mode [ECP] 2.4.10PCI PnP 2.5.1Suspend Mode [Auto] 2.5.2Repost Video on S3 Resume [Disabled] 2.5.3ACPI 2.0 Support [Disabled] 2.5.4ACPI APIC support [Enabled] 2.5.5APM Configuration 2.5.6Hardware Monitor 2.6.1Boot Device Priority 2.6.2Boot Settings Configuration 2.6.3Security User Access Level [Full Access] Change User Password Clear User Password ASUS EZ Flash 2.8Exit menu Exit & Save Changes Exit & Discard Changes Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults Page Software3 support 3.2.1Running the support CD 3.2.2Drivers menu 3.2.3Utilities menu ADOBE Acrobat Reader Microsoft DirectX 9.0c Symantec Norton Internet Security WinDVD Copy5 Trial Corel Snapfire Plus SE 3.2.4Make Disk menu 3.2.5Manual menu 3.2.6ASUS Contact information 3.2.7Other information Technical support form Filelist