EVGA Z790 CLASSIFIED User Manual page 101

EVGA Z790 CLASSIFIED (121-RL-E798)
B. To flash from within the Z790 CLASSIFIED BIOS:
a. Download the latest motherboard BIOS, and unzip the file to your desktop.
b. Move the extracted folder onto your USB flash drive.
c. Reboot the motherboard.
d. When the splash screen appears, tap the Delete key to enter the BIOS.
e. Go to the EXTRAS tab in the upper-right
corner, and select BIOS Update:
f. Navigate to the folder containing the BIOS
file. Select the correct .bin file from the
dropdown list.
g. After selecting the file, confirm that you
wish to update the motherboard BIOS.
h. After confirming the file, a window will pop
up to show that the BIOS is updating.
DO NOT POWER OFF THE MOTHERBOARD WHILE THE BIOS IS
UPDATING.
i. Once the update is finished, the
motherboard will power off. Power on the
motherboard and enter the BIOS again. It is
normal to see an error message after
updating your BIOS, as show here:
j. Confirm that the BIOS has been updated to
the latest version by checking the BIOS version (located in the bottom-right of
the screen) with the BIOS version you downloaded.
Note: Your USB flash drive must be formatted as FAT32, or this method of flashing
the BIOS will not work. The USB flash drive included with your motherboard is
already properly formatted to FAT32. If you plan to use your own USB flash
drive, however, please make sure the file system is correct before attempting
this method.
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