Asus M2N-L User Manual

ASUS M2N-L 4-1
4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS
The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic
Input/Output System (BIOS) setup.
1.
ASUS AFUDOS (Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable oppy
disk.)
2.
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 (Updates the BIOS using a bootable oppy when
the BIOS le fails or gets corrupted.)
Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities.
4.1.1 Creating a bootable oppy disk
1. Do either one of the following to create a bootable oppy disk.
DOS environment
a. Insert a 1.44MB oppy disk into the drive.
b. At the DOS prompt, type
format A:/S then press <Enter>.
Windows
®
2000 environment
To create a set of boot disks for Windows
®
2000:
a. Insert a formatted, high density 1.44 MB oppy disk into the drive.
b. Insert the Windows
®
2000 CD to the optical drive.
c. Click
Start, then select Run.
d. In the Open eld, type
D:\bootdisk\makeboot a:
assuming that D is your optical drive letter.
e. Press <Enter>, then follow screen instructions to continue.
2. Copy the original or the latest motherboard BIOS le to the bootable oppy
disk.
Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS le to a bootable oppy disk in
case you need to restore the BIOS in the future. Copy the original motherboard
BIOS using AFUDOS utilities.

Asus M2N-L Specifications

General

ECC	Yes
Number of memory slots	4
Maximum internal memory	8 GB
Processor socket	Socket AM2
Processor manufacturer	AMD
USB 2.0 connectors	1
Number of SATA connectors	6
Manageability features	ASWM 2.0
Controller interface type	Serial ATA I/II
Controller 2nd interface type	UltraATA-100/133
USB 2.0 ports quantity	2
Motherboard form factor	ATX
Maximum graphics card memory	32 MB
Networking features	Dual Gigabit Ethernet
Storage temperature (T-T)	-20 - 70 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)	10 - 35 °C
RAID levels	0, 1, 0+1, JBOD