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5.1
Managing 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 flash disk during POST.)
2.
CrashFree BIOS 2 (Updates the BIOS using the support CD when
the BIOS gets corrupted.)
3.
ASUS Update (Updates the BIOS in Windows
Refer to the corresponding section for each utility.
Important notes
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5.1.1 ASUS EZ Flash utility
The ASUS EZ Flash feature allows you to update the BIOS without having to
go through the long process of booting from a flash disk and using a
DOS-based utility. The EZ Flash utility is built-in the BIOS chip so it is
accessible by pressing <Alt> + <F2> during the Power-On Self Tests
(POST).
To update the BIOS using EZ Flash:
1.
Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS
file for the motherboard and rename the same to P 5 R 8 L . B I N
2.
Save the BIOS file to a flash disk/floppy disk, then restart the system.
3.
Press <Alt> + <F2> during POST to display the following.
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We recommend that you save a copy of the original
motherboard BIOS file to a USB flash disk in case you need to
restore the BIOS in the future. Copy the original motherboard
BIOS using the ASUS Update utility.
A working BIOS file for this motherboard is in the support CD.
Use this file only when you do not have a copy of the original
motherboard BIOS file in a USB flash disk or USB floppy disk.
Visit the ASUS website and download the latest BIOS file for this
motherboard using the ASUS Update utility.
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