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User Manual - Page 31
... BIOS BIOS
BIOS 程式
BIOS 程式。
1.2MB
BIOS
1 AFUDOS 程式(afudos. exe
2 DOS afudos /o[filename filename
A:\>afudos /oOLDBIOS1.rom
3. 按下 afudos /oOLDBIOS1.rom AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1.19(ASUS V2.07(03.11.24BB)) Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. All rights reserved.
Reading flash...
User Manual - Page 32
...afudos /iP5B-VM DO.ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1.19(ASUS V2.07(03.11.24BB)) Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. All rights reserved.
WARNING!! Do not turn off power during flash BIOS Reading file ....... done Reading flash ...... done
Advance Check ...... Erasing flash ...... done Writing flash ...... done Verifying flash .... done
Please restart your computer
A:\>
32 BIOS
User Manual - Page 4
... your BIOS 2-2
2.1.1 ASUS Update utility 2-2 2.1.2 Creating a bootable floppy disk 2-5 2.1.3 ASUS EZ Flash utility 2-6 2.1.4 AFUDOS utility 2-7 2.1.5 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility 2-9 2.2 BIOS setup program 2-11 2.2.1 BIOS menu screen 2-12 2.2.2 Menu bar 2-12 2.2.3 Navigation keys 2-12 2.2.4 Menu items 2-13 2.2.5 Sub-menu items 2-13 2.2.6 Configuration fields 2-13 2.2.7 Pop-up window...
User Manual - Page 5
...2-31 2.6.1 Boot Device Priority 2-31 2.6.2 Boot Settings Configuration 2-32 2.6.3 Security 2-33
2.7 Exit menu 2-35 Chapter 3: Software support 3.1 Installing an operating system 3-2 3.2 Support CD information 3-2
3.2.1 Running the support CD 3-2 3.2.2 Drivers menu 3-3 3.2.3 Utilities menu 3-4 3.2.4 Make Disk menu 3-5 3.2.5 Manual menu 3-5 3.2.6 ASUS Contact information 3-6 3.2.7 Other...
User Manual - Page 8
... change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided. • Chapter 3: Software support This chapter describes the contents of the support CD/DVD that comes with the motherboard package.
Where to find more information
Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and software updates. 1. ASUS websites
The...
User Manual - Page 11
...and 4-pin 12 V plugs) ATX 12 V 2.0 compliant
1 x Serial ATA signal cable 1 x SATA power cable 1 x UltraDMA 133 / 100 / 66 1 x Floppy disk drive cable 1 x I/O Shield User guide
MicroATX: 9.6 in. x 7.6 in. (24.5 cm x 19.4 cm)
Device drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Live Update utility AMD Cool 'n' Quiet Utility Anti-virus software (OEM version)
*Specifications are subject to change without notice.
xi
User Manual - Page 15
.... See page 1-23 for details.
Serial ATA 3Gb/s technology The motherboard supports next-generation SATA hard drives based on the new SATA 3Gb/s storage specification. The onboard AMD® SB600 allows RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 0+1 configurations for four SATA connectors. See pages 1-30 and 2-17 for details.
Gigabit LAN solution PCI Express Gb LAN controller delivers transfer speeds up to ten times...
User Manual - Page 26
...-bit version OS. The excess memory installation will not cause any usage problem, but it will not give users the benefit of manipulating this excess memory space.
The motherboard can support 4 GB physical memory on the operating system listed below. You may install a maximum of 2 GB DIMMs on each slot.
64-bit Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition Windows® Vista x64...
User Manual - Page 32
...system cover.
1.8.2 Configuring an expansion card
After installing the expansion card, configure it by adjusting the software settings.
1. Turn on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. See Chapter 2 for information on BIOS setup.
2. Assign an IRQ to the card. Refer to the tables on the next page. 3. Install the software drivers for the expansion card.
1-20
Chapter 1: Product...
User Manual - Page 42
... disk and optical disk drives. The Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s is backward compatible with Serial ATA 1.5Gb/s specification. The data transfer rate of the Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s is faster than the standard parallel ATA with 133 MB/s (Ultra DMA133).
If you install Serial ATA hard disk drives, you can create a RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 0+1 configuration through the onboard SB600 controller.
M2A-MX
M2A-MX SATA...
User Manual - Page 50
... motherboard package.
ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP).
Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update:
1. Place the support CD in the optical drive. The Drivers menu appears. 2. Click the Utilities tab, then click Install ASUS Update VX.XX.XX. See page
3-4 for the Utilities screen menu. 3. The ASUS Update utility is copied...
User Manual - Page 51
... the Internet: 1. Launch the ASUS Update utility from the Windows® desktop by clicking Start
> Programs > ASUS > ASUSUpdate > ASUSUpdate. The ASUS Update main window appears.
2. Select Update BIOS from the
3. Select the ASUS FTP site nearest
Internet option from the drop‑down
you to avoid network traffic, or
menu, then click Next.
click Auto Select. Click Next.
ASUS M2A-MX
2-
User Manual - Page 52
... the BIOS version that you wish to download. Click Next.
5. Follow the screen instructions to complete the update process.
The ASUS Update utility is capable of updating itself through the Internet. Always update the utility to avail all its features.
Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file To update the BIOS through a BIOS file:
1. Launch the ASUS Update utility from the Windows® desktop by...
User Manual - Page 54
...the BIOS using EZ Flash:
1. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS file for the motherboard and rename the same to M2A-MX.ROM.
2. Save the BIOS file to a floppy disk, then restart the system. 3. Press + during POST to display the following.
EZFlash starting BIOS update Checking for floppy...
4. Insert the floppy disk that contains the BIOS file to the floppy disk drive...
User Manual - Page 55
...filename Extension name
3. Press . The utility copies the current BIOS file to the floppy disk.
A:\>afudos /oOLDBIOS1.rom AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1.19(ASUS V2.07(03.11.24BB)) Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. All rights reserved.
Reading flash ..... done Write to file...... ok A:\>
The utility returns to the DOS prompt after copying the current BIOS file.
ASUS M2A-MX
2-
User Manual - Page 56
... disk drive.
A:\>afudos /iM2AMX.ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1.19(ASUS V2.07(03.11.24BB)) Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. All rights reserved.
WARNING!! Do not turn off power during flash BIOS Reading file ....... done Reading flash ...... done
Advance Check ...... Erasing flash ...... done Writing flash ...... done Verifying flash .... done
Please restart your computer...
User Manual - Page 59
.... For example, you can enable the security password feature or change the power management settings. This requires you to reconfigure your system using the BIOS Setup program so that the computer can recognize these changes and record them in the CMOS RAM of the SPI chip.
The firmware chip on the motherboard stores the Setup utility. When you start up the...
User Manual - Page 86
... the drivers, software applications, and utilities that you can install to avail all motherboard features.
The contents of the support CD are subject to change at any time without notice. Visit the ASUS website(www.asus.com) for updates.
3.2.1 Running the support CD
Place the support CD to the optical drive. The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer...
User Manual - Page 88
... and other software that the motherboard supports.
ASUS InstAll - Installation Wizard for Utilities Launches the ASUS InstAll utilities installation wizard.
ASUS Update The ASUS Update utility allows you to update the motherboard BIOS in a Windows® environment. This utility requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP).
ASUS Cool 'n' Quiet...
User Manual - Page 89
... (SATA) RAID/AHCI driver disk for Windows® 32/64-bit Vista Operating System (OS). 3.2.5 Manual menu The Manual menu contains a list of supplementary user manuals. Click an item to open the folder of the user manual.
Most user manual files are in Portable Document Format (PDF). Install the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader from the Utilities menu before opening a user manual file.
ASUS M2A-MX...