Asus P4VP-MX P4VP-MX user's manual English version E1538 - Page 36

BIOS information - bios update

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Write down the BIOS file name on a piece of paper. You need to type the exact BIOS file name at the EZ Flash screen. 2. Reboot the computer. 3. To use EZ Flash, press + during POST to display the following screen. ASUS EZ Flash V1.00 Copyright (C) 2002, ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. [Onboard BIOS Information] BIOS Version : ASUS P4VP-MX ACPI BIOS Revision 1001 Beta 003 BIOS Model : P4VP-MX BIOS Built Date : 06/03/03 Please Enter File Name for NEW BIOS: _ *Note: EZ Flash will copy file from A:\, Press [ESC] to reboot The BIOS information in the above screen is for reference only. What you see on your screen may not be exactly the same as shown. 4. Insert the disk that contains the new BIOS file into the floppy drive. You will receive the error message, "WARNING! Device not ready." if you proceed to step 5 without the disk in the drive. 5. At the prompt, "Please Enter File Name for NEW BIOS: _", type in the BIOS file name that you downloaded from the ASUS website, then press . EZ Flash will automatically access drive A to look for the file name that you typed. When found, the following message appears on screen. [BIOS Information in File] BIOS Version: P4VP-MX Boot Block WARNING! Continue to update the BIOS (Y/N)? _ If you accidentally typed in a wrong BIOS file name, the error message, "WARNING! File not found." appears. Press to remove the message, then type in the correct file name. Press . 6. At the above prompt, type Y to continue with the update process. Pressing N exits the EZ Flash screen and reboots the system without updating the BIOS. The following prompts appear if you typed Y. Flash Memory: SST 49LF004 1. Update Main BIOS area (Y/N)? _ 2-4 Chapter 2: BIOS information

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Chapter 2: BIOS information
2.
Reboot the computer.
3.
To use EZ Flash, press <Alt> + <F2> during POST to display the following
screen.
4.
Insert the disk that contains the new BIOS file into the floppy drive. You will
receive the error message,
“WARNING! Device not ready.”
if you proceed to
step 5 without the disk in the drive.
ASUS EZ Flash V1.00
Copyright (C) 2002, ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
[Onboard BIOS Information]
BIOS Version
: ASUS P4VP-MX ACPI BIOS Revision 1001 Beta
003
BIOS Model
: P4VP-MX
BIOS Built Date : 06/03/03
Please Enter File Name for NEW BIOS: _
*Note: EZ Flash will copy file from A:\, Press [ESC] to reboot
Write down the BIOS file name on a piece of paper. You need to type the
exact
BIOS file name
at the EZ Flash screen.
The BIOS information in the above screen is for reference only. What you see
on your screen may not be exactly the same as shown.
5.
At the prompt,
“Please Enter File Name for NEW BIOS: _”
, type in the BIOS
file name that you downloaded from the ASUS website, then press <Enter>.
EZ Flash will automatically access drive A to look for the file name that you
typed. When found, the following message appears on screen.
If you accidentally typed in a wrong BIOS file name, the error message,
“WARNING! File not found.”
appears. Press <Enter> to remove the
message, then type in the correct file name. Press <Enter>.
6.
At the above prompt, type
Y
to continue with the update process. Pressing
N
exits the EZ Flash screen and reboots the system without updating the BIOS.
The following prompts appear if you typed
Y
.
[BIOS Information in File]
BIOS Version:
P4VP-MX Boot Block
WARNING! Continue to update the BIOS (Y/N)? _
Flash Memory:
SST 49LF004
1. Update Main BIOS area
(Y/N)? _