Asus CG8490 User Manual download pdf (Page 56)

6-8 Chapter 6: Using the utilities

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• ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet

Service Provider (ISP).

• This utility is available in the support DVD that comes with the motherboard package.

ASUS Update

The ASUS Update is a utility that allows you to manage, save, and update the motherboard

BIOS in Windows

environment.

Installing ASUS Update

To install ASUS Update:

1. Place the support DVD in the optical drive. The

Drivers menu appears.

If Autorun is disabled, double-click the setup.exe le from the ASUS Update folder in the

support DVD.

2. Click the Utilities tab, then click Install ASUS Update.

3. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation.

Quit all Windows

applications before you update the BIOS using this utility.

Updating the BIOS

To update the BIOS:

1. From the Windows

desktop, click Start > Programs > ASUS > ASUS Update >

ASUS Update to launch the ASUS Update utility.

2. From the dropdown list, select any of the updating process:

Updating from the Internet

a. Select Update BIOS from the Internet, then click Next.

b. Select the ASUS FTP site nearest you to avoid network trafc, or click Auto

Select

then click Next.

c. From the FTP site, select the BIOS version that you wish to download then click

Next.

The ASUS Update utility is capable of updating itself through the Internet. Always update

the utility to avail all its features.

Updating from a BIOS file

a. Select Update BIOS from a le, then click Next.

b. Locate the BIOS le from the

Open window, then click Open.

3. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the updating process.

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