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...2: BIOS setup
2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS...2-2 2.1.1 2.1.2 2.1.3 2.1.4 2.1.5 2.2 2.2.1 2.2.2 2.2.3 2.2.4 2.2.5 2.2.6 2.2.7 2.2.8 2.2.9 2.3 2.3.1 2.3.2 2.3.3 2.3.4 2.3.5 2.3.6 2.4 2.4.1 2.4.2 2.4.3 2.4.4 2.5 2.5.1 2.5.2 Creating a bootable floppy disk...2-2 ASUS EZ ... ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility...2-6 ASUSUpdate utility...2-8 BIOS menu screen...2-12 Menu bar...
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......2-33 Security...2-34
Boot menu...2-32
Exit menu...2-36 Installing an operating system...3-2 Support CD information...3-2 3.2.1 3.2.2 3.2.3 3.2.4 3.2.4 3.2.5 Running the support CD...3-2 Drivers menu...3-3 Utilities menu...3-4 Make disk menu...3-5 Manual...3-6 ASUS Contact information...3-6
Chapter 3: Software support
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This user guide contains the information you need when installing and configuring the motherboard.
How this guide is organized
This manual contains the following parts: • Chapter 1:... the following sources for additional information and for product and softwareupdates. 1. ASUS websites The ASUS website provides updated information on ASUS hardware and software products. Refer to the ASUS ...
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Internal I/O connectors Manageability Support CD contents 1 x 24-pin ATX power connector 1 x 4-...-in connector 1 x System panel connector Wfm2.0, DMI2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE Device driversASUS PC Probe II ASUS LiveUpdate Utility Anti-Virus software mATX Form Factor: 9.6 in x 7.8 in (24.4 cm x 19.4 cm)
Form Factor
*Specifications are subject to change ...
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... by carrying data in packets. This high speed interface is software compatible with existing PCI specifications. See page 1-18 for details.
1.3.2 Innovative ASUS features
CrashFree...chip. See page 2-6 for details.
ASUS MyLogo™
This new feature present in the motherboard allows you to ...EZ Flash, you can easily update the system BIOS even before loading the operating system. No...
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... system cover.
1.8.2 Configuring an expansion card
After installing the expansion card, configure it by adjusting the softwaresettings. 1. 2. 3. Turn on the system and change the necessary BIOS ... Chapter 2 for information on BIOS setup. Assign an IRQ to the card. Refer to the tables on the next page. Install the softwaredrivers for the expansion card.
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Chapter 1: Product introduction
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SATA1
GND RSATA_TXP1 RSATA_TXN1 GND RSATA_RXP1 RSATA_RXN1 GND
SATA 2
GND RSATA_TXP2 RSATA_TXN2 GND RSATA_RXP2 RSATA_RXN2 GND
A8V-VMSE SATA Connectors
Install the Windows® 2000 Service Pack 4 or the Windows® XP Service Pack1 before using Serial ATA. For detailed instructions on how ...
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...manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup. 1. 2. 3. 4. ASUS EZ ... disk.) ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 (Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy disk or the motherboard ... fails or gets corrupted.) ASUSUpdate (Updates the BIOS in Windows® environment.)
Refer ... in the future. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the ASUSUpdate or AFUDOS utilities.
2.1.1 Creating ...
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... BIOS using EZ Flash: 1. 2. 3. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS file for the motherboard and rename the same to A8VVMSE.ROM. Save the BIOS file to a floppy disk, then restart the ... the correct BIOS file is not found in the floppy disk. Make sure that you rename the BIOS file to A8VVMSE.ROM.
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... copies the current BIOS file to the floppy disk.
A:\>afudos /oOLDBIOS1.ROM AMI FirmwareUpdate Utility - Version 1.10 Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. All rights reserved. ... using the AFUDOS utility: 1. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) and download the latest BIOS file for the motherboard. Save the BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk.
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... file and starts updating the BIOS.
A:\>afudos /iA8VVMSE.ROM AMI FirmwareUpdate Utility - Version 1.19 Copyright (C) 2003 American ...system from the hard disk drive.
A:\>afudos /iA8VVMSE.ROM AMI FirmwareUpdate Utility - Version 1.19 Copyright (C) 2003 American Megatrends, Inc. All rights reserved...Writing flash ...done Verifying flash ...done Please restart your computer
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... can cause system boot failure!
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Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process.
The recovered BIOS may not be the latest BIOS version for this motherboard. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS file.
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... motherboard package.
ASUSUpdate requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP).
InstallingASUSUpdate
To installASUSUpdate: 1. 2. 3. Place the support CD in the optical drive. The Drivers menu appears. Click the Utilities tab, then click InstallASUSUpdate VX.XX.XX. See page 3-4 for ...
A8V-VM SE User's Manual for English Edtion - Page 51 Updating the BIOS through the Internet
To update the BIOS through the Internet: 1. Launch the ASUSUpdate utility from the Windows® desktop by clicking Start > Programs > ASUS > ASUSUpdate > ASUSUpdate. The ASUSUpdate main ...from the drop‑down menu, then click Next.
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Select the ASUS FTP site nearest you to avoid network traffic, or click Auto Select. Click Next.
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... that you wish to download. Click Next. Follow the screen instructions to complete the update process.
The ASUSUpdate utility is ... the BIOS through a BIOS file: 1. 2. Launch the ASUSUpdate utility from the Windows® desktop by clicking Start > Programs > ASUS > ASUSUpdate > ASUSUpdate. The ASUSUpdate main window appears. Select Update BIOS from a file option from the drop‑down menu, ...
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BIOS setup program
This motherboard supports a programmable firmware chip that you can update using the provided utility described in section "2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS." Use the ...reference purposes only, and may not exactly match what you see on your screen. • Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS file for this motherboard.
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...and/or numbers, then press . Confirm the password when prompted.
The message "Password Installed" appears after you set your password successfully. To change...the same steps as in setting a user password.
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Exit menu
The Exit menu items allow you to load the optimal... is turned off. When you select this option, a confirmation window appears. Select OK to save changes and exit...
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... the latest OS version and corresponding updates to maximize the features of your hardware.
• Motherboardsettings and hardware options vary. Use the setup procedures presented in this chapter ... support CD that came with the motherboard package contains the drivers, software applications, and utilities that you can install to avail all motherboard features.
The contents ...
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3.2.3 Utilities menu
The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that the motherboard supports.
ASUS Cool 'n' Quiet Utility
Launches the ASUS Cool 'n' Quiet!.... This utility helps you keep your computer in healthy operating condition.
ASUSUpdate
Allows you to download the latest version of the BIOS from the ASUS website.
Before using the ASUSUpdate, make sure that you have an...
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Microsoft DirectX
Installs the Microsoft® DirectX 9.0c driver. The Microsoft DirectX® 9.0c is a multimedia technology that enhances computer graphics and sound. DirectX® improves the multimedia features of ... to make a RAID driver disk.
VIA RAID Driver
Allows you to create a VT8237A 32/64bit RAID driver disk.
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