Chapter.2:.Bios.information; Managing.and.updating.your.bios; Asus Update Utility; Managing And Updating Bios - Asus P5Q SE2 User Manual

Chapter.2
BIOS.information
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Managing.and.updating.your.BIOS

The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output
System (BIOS) setup.
1.. ASUS.Update: Updates the BIOS in Windows
2.. ASUS.EZ.Flash.2: Updates the BIOS using a floppy disk or USB flash disk.
3.. ASUS.AFUDOS: Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable floppy disk.
4.. ASUS.CrashFree.BIOS.3: Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy disk, USB flash
disk, or the motherboard Support DVD 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 or USB flash
disk in case you need to restore the BIOS in the future. Copy the original motherboard
BIOS using the ASUS Update or AFUDOS utilities.
2.1.1. ASUS.Update.utility
The ASUS Update is a utility that allows you to manage, save, and update the motherboard
BIOS in Windows environment. The ASUS Update utility allows you to:
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• 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 DVD 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
To install ASUS Update:
Place the support DVD into the optical drive. The Drivers menu appears.
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2. Click the Utilities tab, then click Install.ASUS.Update.
Quit all Windows
ASUS P5Q SE2
applications before you update the BIOS using this utility.
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environment.
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