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ASUS P2-P5G41/P4-P5G41

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Recovering the BIOS from the Support CD

To recover the BIOS from the Support CD:

1.

Remove any floppy disk from the floppy disk drive, then turn on the system.

2.

Place the Support CD into the optical drive.

The utility displays the following message and automatically checks the

floppy disk for the original or updated BIOS file.

Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery...

Checking for floppy...

Floppy not found!

Checking for CD-ROM...

CD-ROM found!

Reading file “

P5Q8L

.ROM”. Completed.

Start flashing...

When no floppy disk is found, the utility automatically checks the optical drive

for the original or updated BIOS file. The utility then updates the corrupted

BIOS file.

Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery...

Checking for floppy...

3.

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 at www.asus.com to download the latest BIOS file.

•

Only the USB flash disk with FAT 32/16 format and single partition supports

ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3. The device size should be smaller than 8GB.

•

DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Doing so

can cause system boot failure!

Recovering the BIOS from a USB flash disk

To recover the BIOS from a USB flash disk:

1.

Insert the USB flash disk that contains the original or updated BIOS file to a

USB port.

2.

Turn on the system. The utility automatically checks the devices for the

original or updated BIOS file. When the BIOS file is found, the utility reads it

and starts updating the corrupted BIOS file.

3.

Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process.

Section	Page
Notices	6
Safety information	7
About this guide	8
System package contents	10
Chapter 1: System introduction	11
1.1 Welcome!	12
1.2 Front panel	12
1.3 Rear panel	14
1.4 Internal components	16
Chapter 2: Starting up	17
2.1 Installing an operating system	18
2.2 Powering up your system	18
2.3 Support CD information	19
2.3.1 Running the Support CD	19
2.3.2 Drivers menu	20
2.3.3 Utilities menu	21
2.3.4 Manual menu	22
2.3.5 ASUS Contact information	22
2.3.6 Other information	23
2.4 ASUS AI Manager	25
2.4.1 Installing AI Manager	25
2.4.2 Launching AI Manager	25
2.4.3 AI Manager Quick Bar	25
2.4.4 Main	26
2.4.5 My favorites	29
2.4.6 Support	30
2.4.7 Information	30
Chapter 3: Motherboard info	31
3.1 Introduction	32
3.2 Motherboard layout	32
3.3 Jumpers	33
3.4 Connectors	35
Chapter 4: BIOS setup	41
4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS	42
4.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk	42
4.1.2 AFUDOS utility	43
4.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility	46
4.1.4 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility	48
4.1.5 ASUS Update utility	49
4.2 BIOS setup program	52
4.2.1 BIOS menu screen	53
4.2.2 Menu bar	53
4.2.3 Navigation keys	53
4.2.4 Menu items	54
4.2.5 Submenu items	54
4.2.6 Configuration fields	54
4.2.7 Pop-up window	54
4.2.8 Scroll bar	54
4.2.9 General help	54
4.3 Main menu	55
4.3.1 System Time	55
4.3.2 System Date	55
4.3.3 SATA 1/2	56
4.3.4 Storage Configuration	57
4.3.5 System Information	58
4.4 Advanced menu	59
4.4.1 CPU Configuration	59
4.4.2 Chipset	61
4.4.3 Onboard Devices Configuration	63
4.4.4 USB Configuration	64
4.4.5 PCI PnP	65
4.4.6 Real-Time Disk Encryption Technology	65
4.5 Power menu	66
4.5.1 Suspend Mode	66
4.5.2 ACPI 2.0 Support	66
4.5.3 ACPI APIC Support	66
4.5.4 APM Configuration	67
4.5.5 Hardware Monitor	68
4.6 Boot menu	69
4.6.1 Boot Device Priority	69
4.6.2 Boot Settings Configuration	70
4.6.3 Security	71
4.7 Tools menu	73
4.7.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2	73

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