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Contents 1.11 Software support 1-29 1.11.1 Installing an operating system 1-29 1.11.2 Support DVD information 1-29 Chapter 2: BIOS information 2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS 2-1 2.1.1 ASUS Update utility 2-1 2.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility 2-2 2.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 2-3 2.2 BIOS setup program 2-4 2.2.1 BIOS menu screen 2-5 2.2.2 Menu bar 2-5 2.2.3 Navigation keys 2-6 2.2.4 Menu items 2-6 2.2.5 Submenu items 2-6 2.2.6 Configuration fields 2-6 2.2.7 Pop-up window 2-6 2.2.8 Scroll bar 2-6 2.2.9 General help 2-6 2.3 Main menu 2-7 2.3.1 System...
Contents 1.11 Software support 1-29 1.11.1 Installing an operating system 1-29 1.11.2 Support DVD information 1-29 Chapter 2: BIOS information 2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS 2-1 2.1.1 ASUS Update utility 2-1 2.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility 2-2 2.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 2-3 2.2 BIOS setup program 2-4 2.2.1 BIOS menu screen 2-5 2.2.2 Menu bar 2-5 2.2.3 Navigation keys 2-6 2.2.4 Menu items 2-6 2.2.5 Submenu items 2-6 2.2.6 Configuration fields 2-6 2.2.7 Pop-up window 2-6 2.2.8 Scroll bar 2-6 2.2.9 General help 2-6 2.3 Main menu 2-7 2.3.1 System...
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... movies, with an ACPI management function to provide efficient power management for advanced operating systems. Serial ATA 3Gb/s technology This motherboard supports hard drives based on your favorite photo into the audio I/O jacks. Gigabit LAN solution The onboard LAN controller is the...)/800/667 architecture, 1333/1066/800 Front Side Bus (FSB), PCIe 1.1, and multi-core CPUs. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 is a utility that allows you to update the BIOS without using the bundled support DVD or USB disk that automatically detects peripherals plugged into a 256-color ...
... movies, with an ACPI management function to provide efficient power management for advanced operating systems. Serial ATA 3Gb/s technology This motherboard supports hard drives based on your favorite photo into the audio I/O jacks. Gigabit LAN solution The onboard LAN controller is the...)/800/667 architecture, 1333/1066/800 Front Side Bus (FSB), PCIe 1.1, and multi-core CPUs. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 is a utility that allows you to update the BIOS without using the bundled support DVD or USB disk that automatically detects peripherals plugged into a 256-color ...
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... utility is available in case you need to launch the ASUS Update utility. 2. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using this utility. Chapter 2 BIOS information 2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS Save a copy of the updating process: ASUS P5QPL-AM 2-1 From the Windows® desktop, click Start > Programs > ASUS > ASUSUpdate > ASUSUpdate to restore the BIOS in the optical drive. Place the support DVD in...
... utility is available in case you need to launch the ASUS Update utility. 2. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using this utility. Chapter 2 BIOS information 2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS Save a copy of the updating process: ASUS P5QPL-AM 2-1 From the Windows® desktop, click Start > Programs > ASUS > ASUSUpdate > ASUSUpdate to restore the BIOS in the optical drive. Place the support DVD in...
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Select Update BIOS from a BIOS file a. b. Updating from the Internet, then click Next. Select Update BIOS from the Open window, then click Open. 3. To update the BIOS using this utility, download the latest BIOS file from the Internet a. Select the ASUS FTP site nearest you to update the BIOS without using an OS‑based utility. c. b. Locate the BIOS file from a file, then click...
Select Update BIOS from a BIOS file a. b. Updating from the Internet, then click Next. Select Update BIOS from the Open window, then click Open. 3. To update the BIOS using this utility, download the latest BIOS file from the Internet a. Select the ASUS FTP site nearest you to update the BIOS without using an OS‑based utility. c. b. Locate the BIOS file from a file, then click...
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... updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure! 2.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 is an auto recovery tool that contains the updated BIOS file. • Prepare the motherboard support DVD or the USB flash disk containing the updated motherboard BIOS ...BIOS checksum. When found ! Starting BIOS recovery... Completed. Otherwise, the utility will not function. Starting BIOS recovery... Checking for USB Device... Checking for USB Device... Start Erasing...\ ASUS P5QPL-AM 2-3 • Enter the BIOS setup program. Recovering the BIOS To recover the BIOS...
... updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure! 2.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 is an auto recovery tool that contains the updated BIOS file. • Prepare the motherboard support DVD or the USB flash disk containing the updated motherboard BIOS ...BIOS checksum. When found ! Starting BIOS recovery... Completed. Otherwise, the utility will not function. Starting BIOS recovery... Checking for USB Device... Checking for USB Device... Start Erasing...\ ASUS P5QPL-AM 2-3 • Enter the BIOS setup program. Recovering the BIOS To recover the BIOS...
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...doing any of the following procedures: • Restart using the provided utility described in section "2.1 Managing and updating your computer in the CMOS RAM of your BIOS." The SPI chip on . Otherwise, POST continues with FAT 32/16 format and single partition can change ...up the computer, the system provides you can support ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3. The recovered BIOS may not be smaller than 8GB. • DO NOT shut down the system properly from the ASUS website at www.asus.com. 2.2 BIOS setup program This motherboard supports a programmable Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) chip ...
...doing any of the following procedures: • Restart using the provided utility described in section "2.1 Managing and updating your computer in the CMOS RAM of your BIOS." The SPI chip on . Otherwise, POST continues with FAT 32/16 format and single partition can change ...up the computer, the system provides you can support ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3. The recovered BIOS may not be smaller than 8GB. • DO NOT shut down the system properly from the ASUS website at www.asus.com. 2.2 BIOS setup program This motherboard supports a programmable Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) chip ...
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...ASUS P5QPL-AM 2-19 When you to [Setup], BIOS checks for details. 2.7.2 AI NET 2 Check Atheros LAN cable [Disabled] Enables or disables checking of the Atheros LAN cable during the Power-On Self‑Test (POST). Configuration options: [Setup] [Always] 2.7 Tools menu The Tools menu items allow you to select and update BIOS.... This utility supports 1.FAT 12/16/32 (r/w) 2.NTFS (read only) 3.CD-DISC (read only) 2.7.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Allows you press , a confirmation message appears. Password Check [...
...ASUS P5QPL-AM 2-19 When you to [Setup], BIOS checks for details. 2.7.2 AI NET 2 Check Atheros LAN cable [Disabled] Enables or disables checking of the Atheros LAN cable during the Power-On Self‑Test (POST). Configuration options: [Setup] [Always] 2.7 Tools menu The Tools menu items allow you to select and update BIOS.... This utility supports 1.FAT 12/16/32 (r/w) 2.NTFS (read only) 3.CD-DISC (read only) 2.7.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Allows you press , a confirmation message appears. Password Check [...