Upon First Use of this Motherboard Series Please insert a clean, unformatted disk into A:\ drive and

boot the system into DOS mode. In DOS mode, please type in C:\> FORMAT A: /S or click onMy Computericon under Windows O/S, right click on drive A:\ and chooseFormat. By using the procedure above, you can create a boot disk without AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files Then, place the bundled M/B support CD into the optical drive. Copy AFLASH.EXE (unzipped) onto your boot disk. Otherwise, please refer to ASUS Download Site for latest version of AFLASH.EXE BIOS tool utility , please remember to decompress the file before copy it onto the boot disk. ASUS Download Site is located at http://support.asus.com/download/download.aspx?SLanguage=en-us Warning AFLASH.EXE (unzipped) can only be executed in DOS mode and not from MS-DOS Prompt in Windows O/S. As a result, no matter if you wish to backup or update the BIOS content, you must create a new boot disk. Please copy AFLASH.EXE into the disk which you wish to boot the system. In addition, in the BIOS device boot sequence, you must set boot from "Floppy Drive" as the first device in the order of boot sequence. BIOS Update Procedure (If neccessary) Use Update using Aflash BIOS Update Procedure 1. ASUS Online Update (Download from ASUS WWW) for latest version BIOS and save it on a floppy disk. 2. Use the floppy disk as described in above to boot. 3. In A:\ DOS mode, please unzip AFLASH.EXE. 4. In MAIN MENU, please choose Update BIOS Main Block From File. Please refer to 2. Update BIOS Including Boot Block and ESCD] . 5. After the procedure has complete, remove the disk from the floppy drive and shutdown the power. 6. Reboot, hold down key and enter BIOS menu. You must choose "LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS" to activate the new BIOS, then reconfig other items in the BIOS menu.

Warning! If you experienced difficulty in the process of BIOS update, do not turn off the power or reboot the system. Just repeat the process of update will do. If problem persists, please use the backup copy of the original BIOS on the floppy disk to overwrite it again. If you cannot use EZFlash to successfully complete the process, then your system may be unable to boot up. If so, pleas contact your local ASUS vendor or dial ASUS Hotline for additional support. How to use BIOS Flash Utility AFLASH.EXE (unzipped) is a BIOS flash utility capable of updating motherboard BIOS. During system boot, you can see the current BIOS version from the last four digits on the top left corner of the screen. The greater the digits are, the newer the version is. This utility can only be executed under DOS mode. Warning: The following example may not be identical as shown on your screen from your system. Flash Memory Writer Utility

Warning! If Flash Memory is unknown to this BIOS, it means that the flash chip may have problem during refreshing, or it does not support PnP BIOS. In this case, you must use "flash.exe" utility to refresh.

Update Flash Utility Menu 1. Save Current BIOS To File (when computer is in working state)

This item allows you to copy the current flash contents onto the floppy disk. You can use the original backup copy BIOS to refresh it back to its original state if necessary. However, you will need to have AFLASH.EXE (unzipped) utiility and set the floppy drive as the boot drive. Then, type in the command [ FORMAT A:/S ] (without [] brackets) in DOS mode to create a boot disk. Do not keep AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files in it; Later on, choose item [1] Save Current BIOS to File (Save Existing BIOS to File) screen will appear. Then, when you see the query for filename appears, please insert a filename (eg. A:\XXXXX.XXX ) and hit . 2. Update BIOS Including Boot Block and ESCD This item can update BIOS Boot Block and also update ACPI ESCD(Extended System Configuration Data) value from another BIOS file. This BIOS can be a new file or a backup copy from "Save Current BIOS to File" (Save Current BIOS to File). Method of downloading new BIOS version file can be seen in the next section. If you wish to update the BIOS file, please hold down [2] in the Main Menu and also key, then "Update BIOS Including Boot Block and ESCD" screen will appear, key in the name of the BIOS needed and the path (eg. A:\XXXXX.XXX), then hit again. Please make sure if you wish to proceed with the following screen. Please hit "Y" key to start the process.

Update Utility will begin BIOS update message. When utility is finished, it will show "Flashed Successfully" (Flashed Successfully) message

Please refer to the following image to complete BIOS update procedure.

Using ASUS EZ Flash to Update BIOS The ASUS EZ Flash feature allow you to easily update the BIOS without having to go through the long process of booting from a diskette and using a DOS-based utility. The EZ Flash is builtin the BIOS firmware so it is accessible by simply pressing "Alt" + "F2" during the Power-On Self Tests (POST). Follow these steps to update the BIOS using ASUS EZ Flash. 1. Download the latest BIOS file from the ASUS Website. Save the file to a floppy disk. (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 "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. 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 updated process. Pressing N exits the EZ Flash screen and reboots the system without updating the BIOS. The following prompts appear if you typed Y.

7. Press Y to update the main BIOS ares. (Do not shutdown or reset the system while updating the BIOS area! Doing so may cause system boot failure.) 8. When the updated process is done, the message, "Press any key to reboot" appears. Press any key to reboot the system with the new BIOS.