Managing And Updating Your Bios; Asus Update Utility - Asus RAMPAGE III BLACK EDITION User Manual

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Managing and updating your BIOS

The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic
Input/Output System (BIOS) setup.
ASUS Update (Updates the BIOS in Windows
1.
ASUS EZ Flash 2 (Updates the BIOS using a floppy disk or USB flash disk.)
2.
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility: Restores the BIOS using the motherboard
3.
support DVD or a USB flash 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 USB flash drive in case
you need to restore the BIOS in the future. Copy the original motherboard BIOS
using the ASUS Update utility.
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ASUS Update utility

The ASUS Update is a utility that allows you to manage, save, and update the
motherboard BIOS in Windows
to:
• Update the BIOS directly from the Internet
• Download the latest BIOS file from the Internet
• Update the BIOS from an updated BIOS file
• Save the current BIOS file
• View the BIOS version information
This utility is available in the support DVD that comes with the motherboard
package.
ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an
Internet Service Provider (ISP).
Launching ASUS Update
After installing AI Suite II from the motherboard support DVD, launch ASUS
Update by clicking Update > ASUS Update on the AI Suite II main menu bar.
Quit all Windows
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environment. The ASUS Update utility allows you
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applications before you update the BIOS using this utility.
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