Update bios how can i update bios at a asus m2n-mx,using a floppy disk?i can't open computer it keep telling me that one of the hardware is bad but i tested them on a another motherboard and they work

the beeps are post during post the very first work is done by the ram,all the memory in the ram is first transferred to the hard disk,and remains active untill turned off.
the grrr is the sound its not getting enough power
test your PSU power supply unit or replace it if the fan is not working the PSU is faulty
One bad/faulty lead can cause a computer with lots of problems
replace all the leads that attach to your hard drive including electrical extensions + IDE,SATA the ones that attach from your ((motherboard to hard drive))
make sure all leads that are attached to your drives dvd\cd 3 1/2 inch floppy have secure connections and are not faulty or just replace them they are probably old and faulty ?

hope this helps

anaging and updating your BIOS
The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard
Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup.
1.
ASUS EZ Flash
(Updates the BIOS using a floppy disk during POST.)
2.
ASUS AFUDOS
(Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable floppy
disk.)
3.
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2
(Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy
disk or the motherboard support CD when the BIOS file fails or gets
corrupted.)
4.
ASUS Update
(Updates the BIOS in Windows
®
environment.)
Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities.


prepare the motherboard support CD or the floppy disk containing the updated motherboard BIOS before using this utility.
• Make sure that you rename the original or updated BIOS file in the
floppy disk to K8NVM.ROM.

Recovering the BIOS from the support CD
To recover the BIOS from the support CD:
1. Remove any floppy disk from the floppy disk drive, then turn on the
system.
2. Insert the support CD to the optical drive.
3. The utility displays the following message and automatically checks
the floppy disk for the original or updated BIOS file.
4. Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process.
DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Doing
so can cause system boot failure!

more details read http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/sock754/K8N-VM/e2537_k8n-vm.pdf

here is the manual for your asus m2n-mx motherboard

http://support.asus.com/download/download.aspx?model=M2N-MX&SLanguage=en-us

select this to download

M2N-MX user's manual(English)

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Regards
manish

Put your BIOS update on floppy disk and tell the BIOS on the computer to start up from the floppy. Once it is done, restart your system, BIOS update done.

you have to have a bootable floppy disc

Hi ravishan12, from time to time windows just fails to install driver software correctly.
(Not uncommon). There's more than one way to get your sound driver software installed.
Make sure the bios is set, AZALIA AUDIO [Auto]. See page 2-22 in your manual.
Though I know you have an Asus CD with the sound driver on it, I don't want you to use it.
Create a folder on your desktop & name it "Sound". Go to Asus & download the sound driver into your "Sound folder".
Click on this Asus M2N-MX link & choose your operating system, than click on "M2N-MX related files for download". Click the plus sign next to Audio & download into the Sound folder.
http://support.asus.com/download/download.aspx?SLanguage=en-us (2007/04/19 update).
The file will be in .zip format. Open the Sound folder & uncompress the .zip file - keeping the uncompressed files in the same Sound folder. Once uncompressed there will be two folders. One 32bit & the other 64bit. (This refers to your operating system) Windows 32bit or Win 64bit).
If you do not have the program, "Winzip" to uncompress the .zip file you can download it for free at this next link: http://www.download.com/WinZip/3000-2250_4-10003164.html
Next, how to get windows to install your sound driver software without failing. Open windows device manager. Scroll down through the list of icons. You should find that Sound, video and game controllers is already opened.
Right click once on the explanation point, a window will open & Left click once on “update driver”. Windows hardware wizard will open. Click No, not at this time. Than click the next button. Another window will open. Left click once in the circle next to, Install from a list or specific location (Advanced). Than click the next button. Again, another window will open. We want to remove the green check mark next to, Search removable media (floppy, CD-ROM...). Left click on the green check mark once & it will go away.
Click the browse button, click the + sign next to my computer. Find the “Sound” folder on your desktop. Open it, high-light by left clicking on it once the correct folder, 32bit or 64bit. Than click OK.
Windows will search within the folder & install the correct driver software. If by some chance windows does not, repeat the above & open the Sound folder. Find the “AsusSetup.exe” within the correct 32bit or 64bit folder & click on it once. Than click, OK. Windows should install the driver. Close all opened windows & restart your system. Test you audio by running “SoundMax" software within control panel”.

Good luck ravishan12!
Mike

You need to update your BIOS by a latest version from the asus website. You just check it from there.
From : [email protected]

I got it :-)

Damn Asus , it was a hard session ;-)

1. Make an ISO from your original Asus CD denn insert (with isobuster or something) the Bios Firmware 1004 in the main Dir name the file M2N-MX.ROM

2.Burn a Second disc with the 0804 Bios ROM also rename the 0804 Rom to M2N-MX.ROM

3. Go to EZ FLASH with ALT + F2 and then insert the 1004 CD wait till Erasing is ready Then Turn OFF your PC :-) so you crashed the bios thats what you need to run the embeded CrashFRee Tool

4 After you turn your PC on insert the 0804 CD then it flashes the this Rom and we are Happy :-)

mfg Eddi Hope this helps someone

BOOT BLOCK COMPATIBLE VERSION VER .005
BAD BIOS CHECKSUM

CHECKING FOR CD ROM
READING FILE "P5SD2VM.ROM"
READING FILE "P5SD2VM.ROM"
READING FILE "P5SD2VM.ROM"
READING FILE "P5SD2VM.ROM"
READING FILE "P5SD2VM.ROM"
NO CD-ROM FOUND
CHECKING FOR FLOPPY DISK
READING FILE "P5SD2VM.ROM"
READING FILE "P5SD2VM.ROM"
READING FILE "P5SD2VM.ROM"
READING FILE "P5SD2VM.ROM"
READING FILE "P5SD2VM.ROM"
NO FLOPPY DISK FOUND

Does someone already fix this problem??????

first off, try just one mem stick in slot 1, if the m/c comes up with bad bios checksum then you have a faulty bios, updating this to v0403 should sort out your problems. oh but make sure when you update you dont have any mem in slot 1 because it wont work. if you still having problems then take it back to where you bought it from and get a different board.