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ASUS P8C WS
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Chapter 3
Booting the system in DOS environment
1. Insert the USB ash drive with the latest BIOS le and BIOS Updater to the USB port.
2. Boot your computer. When the ASUS Logo appears, press <F8> to show the
BIOS
Boot Device Select Menu. Insert the support DVD into the optical drive and select the
optical drive as the boot device.
Welcome to FreeDOS (http://www.freedos.org)!
C:\>d:
D:\>
3. When the Make Disk menu appears, select the FreeDOS command prompt item by
pressing the item number.
4. At the FreeDOS prompt, type
d: and press <Enter> to switch the disk from
Drive C (optical drive) to Drive D (USB ash drive).
3.10.4 ASUS BIOS Updater
The ASUS BIOS Updater allows you to update BIOS in DOS environment. This utility also
allows you to copy the current BIOS le that you can use as a backup when the BIOS fails or
gets corrupted during the updating process.
The succeeding utility screens are for reference only. The actual utility screen displays may
not be same as shown.
Before updating BIOS
1. Prepare the motherboard support DVD and a USB ash drive in FAT32/16 format and
single partition.
2. Download the latest BIOS le and BIOS Updater from the ASUS website at http://
support.asus.com and save them on the USB ash drive.
NTFS is not supported under DOS environment. Do not save the BIOS le and BIOS
Updater to a hard disk drive or USB ash drive in NTFS format.
Do not save the BIOS le to a oppy disk due to low disk capacity.
3. Turn off the computer and disconnect all SATA hard disk drives (optional).
Please select boot device:
SATA: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
USB XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
UEFI: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Enter Setup
and to move selection
ENTER to select boot device
ESC to boot using defaults

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Asus P8C WS Specifications

General IconGeneral
ECCYes
Memory channelsDual-channel
Memory slots typeDIMM
Number of memory slots4
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAM
Supported memory clock speeds1333, 1600 MHz
Processor socketLGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Processor manufacturerIntel
Compatible processor seriesIntel Celeron, Intel Pentium
Maximum number of SMP processors1
Number of SATA III connectors2
Number of Parallel ATA connectors-
USB 2.0 ports quantity6
Audio chipRealtek ALC892
Cooling typePassive
Component forPC
Motherboard chipsetIntel® C216
Audio output channels7.1 channels
Motherboard form factorATX
Compatible operating systemsWindows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Windows Server 2008 Enterprise 32/64-bit Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise 32/64-bit Windows 7 32/64-bit Windows XP 32/64-bit
RAID levels0, 1, 5, 10
Supported storage drive interfacesSATA II, SATA III
Parallel processing technology supportQuad-GPU CrossFireX
PCI Express slots version2.0, 3.0
PCI Express configurations1x16, 2x4, 2x8
PCI Express slots quantity5
LAN controllerIntel® 82574L
Networking features2 x Gigabit LAN
Ethernet interface typeGigabit Ethernet
BIOS typeAMI
ACPI version2.0a
BIOS memory size64 Mbit
Weight and Dimensions IconWeight and Dimensions
Depth245 mm
Width305 mm

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