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Chapter 3

3.10 Updating BIOS

The ASUS website publishes the latest BIOS versions to provide enhancements on system

stability, compatibility, or performance. However, BIOS updating is potentially risky. If there

is no problem using the current version of BIOS, DO NOT manually update the BIOS.

Inappropriate BIOS updating may result in the system’s failure to boot. Carefully follow the

instructions of this chapter to update your BIOS if necessary.

Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS le for this

motherboard.

The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard BIOS setup program.

1. ASUS Update: Updates the BIOS in Windows

environment.

2. ASUS EZ Flash 2: Updates the BIOS using a USB ash drive.

3. ASUS BIOS Updater: Updates and back ups the BIOS in DOS environment using the

motherboard support DVD and a USB ash disk drive.

Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS le to a USB ash disk in case you need to

restore the BIOS in the future. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the ASUS Update

or BIOS Updater utilities.

3.10.1 ASUS Update

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

BIOS in Windows

environment.

• 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.

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