Managing And Updating Your Bios; Asus Update Utility - Asus A8R-MVP User Manual

4.1

Managing and updating your BIOS

The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard
Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup.
A S U S U p d a t e A S U S U p d a t e
1. A S U S U p d a t e A S U S U p d a t e (Updates the BIOS in Windows A S U S U p d a t e
2. A S U S E Z F l a s h (Updates the BIOS using a floppy disk during POST.) A S U S E Z F l a s h A S U S E Z F l a s h
A S U S E Z F l a s h A S U S E Z F l a s h
3. A S U S A F U D O S (Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable A S U S A F U D O S A S U S A F U D O S
A S U S A F U D O S A S U S A F U D O S
floppy disk.)
4. A S U S C r a s h F r e e B I O S 2 (Updates the BIOS using a bootable A S U S C r a s h F r e e B I O S 2 A S U S C r a s h F r e e B I O S 2 A S U S C r a s h F r e e B I O S 2 A S U S C r a s h F r e e B I O S 2
floppy disk or the motherboard support CD when the BIOS file fails or
gets corrupted.)
Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities.
Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a bootable floppy
disk in case you need to restore the BIOS in the future. Copy the original
motherboard BIOS using the ASUS Update or AFUDOS utilities.
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ASUS Update utility

ASUS Update utility
4.1.1 4.1.1 4.1.1 ASUS Update utility ASUS Update utility ASUS Update utility
The ASUS Update is a utility that allows you to manage, save, and update
the motherboard BIOS in Windows
allows you to:
• Save the current BIOS file
• Download the latest BIOS file from the Internet
• Update the BIOS from an updated BIOS file
• Update the BIOS directly from the Internet, and
• View the BIOS version information.
This utility is available in the support CD that comes with the motherboard
package.
ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network
or an Internet Service Provider (ISP).
Installing ASUS Update Installing ASUS Update Installing ASUS Update
Installing ASUS Update Installing ASUS Update
To install ASUS Update:
1. Place the support CD in the optical drive. The D r i v e r s
2. Click the U t i l i t i e s U t i l i t i e s U t i l i t i e s tab, then click I n s t a l l A S U S U p d a t e U t i l i t i e s U t i l i t i e s
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3. The ASUS Update utility is copied to your system.
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® environment. The ASUS Update utility
D r i v e r s D r i v e r s D r i v e r s menu appears. D r i v e r s
I n s t a l l A S U S U p d a t e I n s t a l l A S U S U p d a t e I n s t a l l A S U S U p d a t e I n s t a l l A S U S U p d a t e
U t i l i t i e s U t i l i t i e s
U t i l i t i e s U t i l i t i e s screen menu.
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