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4-2 Chapter 4: BIOS setup

4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS

The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic

Input/Output System (BIOS) setup.

1. ASUS Update

: Updates the BIOS in Windows

environment.

2. ASUS EZ Flash 2:

Updates the BIOS using a USB ash disk.

3. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3:

Updates the BIOS using a bootable USB ash

disk or the motherboard support DVD when the BIOS le fails or gets

corrupted.

Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities.

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.

Installing ASUS Update

To install ASUS Update:

1. Place the support DVD in the optical drive. The Drivers menu appears.

2. Click the

Utilities tab, then click Install ASUS Update.

3. The ASUS Update utility is copied to your system.

4.1.1 ASUS Update utility

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

motherboard BIOS in Windows

environment. The ASUS Update utility allows you

to:

• Save the current BIOS le

• Download the latest BIOS le from the Internet

• Update the BIOS from an updated BIOS le

• Update the BIOS directly from the Internet, and

• 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).

Quit all Windows

applications before you update the BIOS using this utility.

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