BIOS Flash instructions in manual disastrous
Written: Jan 26 '05
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Pros: Lots of good features packed into a microATX form factor.
Cons: Covered in review
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| ervan's Full Review: ASUS P4P800-VM Motherboard |
I've only had this board for 24 hours, but found 3 issues:
1) I followed the instructions in the manual to update the BIOS. On booting with alt-f2 and the Asus driver CD, as provided in the box, in the CD drive, it flashed the BIOS, then froze. Nothing, nada, no POST, no BIOS boot, not even a signal from the video card. Their built-in feature to recover from a bad update obviously failed as well since it requires at least a partial start of the BIOS. Their own instructions and their own CD killed it. Apparently, it's fixable by the local tech but that's pending.
2) I liked the SPDIF output feature, but the motherboard doesn't come with the port, even though it's advertised. It's a separate card that my supplier is still seeing if he can get.
3) Minor: the SPDIF and game port outputs both require a PCI opening (not the slot itself, but just the hole in the back). With only 3 to start with, this is inconvenient.
Otherwise, it seems like a nice motherboard, but avoid the BIOS update bug!
Recommended:
Yes
Amount Paid (US$): 110
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ervan
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