beautypg.com

4 using asus ez flash to update the bios – Asus P4V800D-X User Manual

Page 38

background image

ASUS P4V800D-X Motherboard

2-5

2.1.4 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS

The ASUS EZ Flash feature allows you to easily update the BIOS without

having to go through the long process of booting from a floppy disk and

using a DOS-based utility. The EZ Flash is built-in the BIOS LPC chip so

it is accessible by simply pressing + during the Power-On Self

Tests (POST).

To update the BIOS using ASUS EZ Flash:

1. Visit the system builder website to download the latest BIOS file for your

motherboard and rename it to

P4V800D-X.ROM. Save the BIOS file to a

floppy disk.

2. Reboot the system.
3. To launch EZ Flash, press + during POST to display the following.

4. Insert the floppy disk that contains the BIOS file. If the

P4V800D-X file is

found in the floppy disk, EZ Flash performs the BIOS update process and

automatically reboots the system when done.

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

cause system boot failure!

User recovery requested. Starting BIOS recovery...
Checking for floppy...
Floppy found!
Reading file “p4v800d-x.rom”. Completed.
Start flashing...
Flashed successfully. Rebooting.

User recovery requested. Starting BIOS recovery...
Checking for floppy...

• If there is no floppy disk in the drive, the error message “Floppy not found!” appears.

• If the correct BIOS file is not found in the floppy disk, the error message

“P4V800D-X.ROM not found!” is displayed.