Chapter 2: Bios Information; Managing And Updating Your Bios - Asus H81M-V PLUS Manual

BIOS information
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2.1.1
EZ Update is a utility that allows you to automatically update your motherboard's softwares,
drivers and the BIOS version easily. With this utlity, you can also manually update the saved
BIOS and select a boot logo when the system goes into POST.
To launch EZ Update, click EZ Update on the AI Suite 3 main menu bar.
2.1.2
The ASUS EZ Flash 2 feature allows you to update the BIOS without using an OS‑based
utility.
To update the BIOS using EZ Flash 2:
1. Insert the USB flash disk that contains the latest BIOS file to the USB port.
2. Enter the BIOS setup program. Go to the Tool menu to select ASUS EZ Flash 2
Utility and press <Enter> to enable it.
3. Press <Tab> to switch to the Drive field.
4. Press the Up/Down arrow keys to find the USB flash disk that contains the latest BIOS,
and then press <Enter>.
5. Press <Tab> to switch to the Folder field.
6. Press the Up/Down arrow keys to find the BIOS file, and then press <Enter> to perform
the BIOS update process. Reboot the system when the update process is done.
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Managing and updating your BIOS

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.
EZ Update
EZ Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an ISP (Internet
Service Provider).
ASUS EZ Flash 2
Before you start using this utility, download the latest BIOS file from the ASUS website at
www.asus.com.
• This function supports USB flash disks formatted using FAT32/16 on a single partition
only.
• DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system
boot failure!
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