Managing And Updating Your Bios; Using Asus Ez Flash To Update The Bios - Asus P4PE User Manual

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Managing and updating your BIOS

It is recommended that you save a copy of the motherboard's original
BIOS to a bootable floppy disk in case you need to reinstall the original
BIOS later.

4.1.1 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS

The ASUS EZ Flash feature allows you to easily update the BIOS without
having to go through the long process of booting from a diskette and using
a DOS-based utility. The EZ Flash is built-in the BIOS firmware so it is
accessible by simply pressing <Alt> + <F2> during the Power-On Self
Tests (POST).
Follow these steps to update the BIOS using ASUS EZ Flash.
1. Download the latest BIOS file from the ASUS website (see ASUS
contact information on page x). Save the file to a floppy disk.
Write down the BIOS file name on a piece of paper. You need to type
the exact BIOS file name at the EZ Flash screen.
2. Reboot the computer.
3. To use EZ Flash, press <Alt> + <F2> during POST to display the
following screen.
Copyright (C) 2002, ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
[Onboard BIOS Information]
BIOS Version
BIOS Model
BIOS Built Date : 04/16/02
Please Enter File Name for NEW BIOS: _
*Note: EZ Flash will copy file from A:\, Press [ESC] to reboot
The BIOS information in the above screen is for reference only. What
you see on your screen may not be exactly the same as shown.
4. Insert the disk that contains the new BIOS file into the floppy drive. You
will receive the error message,
proceed to step 5 without the disk in the drive.
ASUS P4PE motherboard user guide
ASUS EZ Flash V1.00
: ASUS P4PE ACPI BIOS Revision 1002
: P4PE
"WARNING! Device not ready."
if you
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