Asus Ez Flash 2 Utility - Asus M3A - Motherboard - ATX User Manual

4.1.3

ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility

The ASUS EZ Flash 2 feature allows you to update the BIOS without having to go
through the long process of booting from a floppy disk and using a DOS-based
utility. The EZ Flash 2 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 2:
1. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS file for
the motherboard.
2. Save the BIOS file to a floppy disk or a USB flash disk, then restart the
system.
3. You can launch the EZ Flash 2 by two methods.
(1) Insert the floppy disk / USB flash disk that contains the BIOS file to the
floppy disk drive or the USB port.
Press <Alt> + <F2> during POST to display the following.
FLASH TYPE:
BOARD:
VER:
DATE:
PATH:
A:
C:
Note
[Enter] Select or Load
[Tab] Switch
(2) Enter BIOS setup program. Go to the Tools menu to select EZ Flash2
and press <Enter> to enable it.
You can switch between drives by pressing <Tab> before the correct file
is found. Then press <Enter>.
4. When the correct BIOS file is found, EZ Flash 2 performs the BIOS update
process and automatically reboots the system when done.
• This function can support devices such as USB flash disk, or floppy disk
with FAT 32/16 format and single partition only.
• Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent
system boot failure!
ASUS M3A
ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility V3.06
SST 25LF080
Current ROM
M3A
0111
10/05/07
C:\
Update ROM
BOARD: Unknown
VER: Unknown
DATE: Unknown
[B] Backup [ESC] Exit
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