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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:
ASUS EZ Flash 2 (Updates the BIOS using a USB flash disk.)
1.
BUPDATER utility (Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable USB
2.
flash disk drive.)
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 (To recover the BIOS using a bootable USB flash
3.
disk drive 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
disk drive
motherboard BIOS using the BUPDATER utility.
5.1.1
ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility
The ASUS EZ Flash 2 feature allows you to update the BIOS without having to use
a DOS-based utility.
Before you start using this utility, download the latest BIOS from the ASUS
website at www.asus.com.
To update the BIOS using EZ Flash 2
1.
Insert the USB flash disk that contains the latest BIOS file to the USB port.
Enter the BIOS setup program. Go to the Tools menu to select EZ Flash 2
2.
and press <Enter> to enable it.
Or, press <Alt> + <F2> during the POST to enable EZ Flash 2.
FLASH TYPE:
BOARD:
VER:
DATE:
PATH:
A:
Note
[Enter] Select or Load
[Up/Down/Home/End] Move
5-2
in case you need to restore the BIOS in the future. Copy the original
ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility V5.16
MXIC 25L1605A
Current ROM
KGNH-D16
0204
05/31/2010
A:\
[Tab] Switch
[B] Backup
Update ROM
BOARD:
Unknown
VER:
Unknown
DATE:
Unknown
[V] Drive Info
[Esc] Exit
USB flash
Chapter 5: BIOS setup
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