ASUS P4S800-MX User Manual

Safeguards

Contents

2.1

Managing and updating your BIOS .................................... 2-2
2.1.1

Creating a bootable floppy disk ............................. 2-2

2.1.2

Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS ............ 2-3

2.1.3

Using the AFLASH utility ........................................ 2-4

2.1.3

Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS .......... 2-6

2.1.4

ASUS Update ........................................................ 2-7

2.2

BIOS Setup program .......................................................... 2-9
2.2.1

BIOS menu bar ...................................................... 2-9

2.2.2

Legend bar ........................................................... 2-10

2.3

Main Menu ......................................................................... 2-11
2.3.1

Primary and Secondary Master/Slave ................. 2-13

2.3.2

Keyboard Features .............................................. 2-15

2.4

Advanced Menu ............................................................... 2-16
2.4.1

Chip Configuration ............................................... 2-18

2.4.2

I/O Device Configuration ...................................... 2-20

2.4.3

PCI Configuration ................................................ 2-21

2.5

Power Menu ..................................................................... 2-23
2.5.1

Power Up Control ................................................ 2-24

2.5.2

Hardware Monitor ................................................ 2-25

2.6

Boot Menu ........................................................................ 2-26

2.7

Exit Menu ......................................................................... 2-28

3.1

Install 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 ......................................................... 3-3

3.2.4

ASUS contact information ...................................... 3-4