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2-4 ASUS P8H61-M LX R2.0

2.1.4 ASUS BIOS Updater

The ASUS BIOS Updater allows you to update the BIOS in a DOS environment. This utility

also allows you to copy the current BIOS le as a backup when the BIOS fails or gets

corrupted during the updating process.

The succeeding utility screens are for reference only. The actual utility screens may not be

the same as shown here.

Before updating BIOS

1. Prepare the motherboard support DVD and a USB ash drive formatted using FAT32/

FAT16 on a single partition.

2. Download the latest BIOS le and BIOS Updater from the ASUS website at

http://support.asus.com and save them on the USB ash drive.

NTFS is not supported in a DOS environment. Do not save the BIOS le and BIOS Updater

to a hard disk drive or USB ash drive formatted using NTFS.

3. Turn off the computer and disconnect all SATA hard disk drives (optional).

Booting the system in DOS environment

1. Insert the USB ash drive with the latest BIOS le and BIOS Updater to the USB port.

2. Boot your computer. When the ASUS Logo appears, press <F8> to show the BIOS

Boot Device Select Menu. Insert the support DVD into the optical drive and select the

optical drive as the boot device.

Welcome to FreeDOS (http://www.freedos.org)!

C:\>d:

D:\>

3. When the Make Disk menu appears, select the FreeDOS command prompt item by

pressing the item number.

4. At the FreeDOS prompt, type d: and press <Enter> to change the disk from

Drive C (optical drive) to Drive D (USB ash drive).

Please select boot device:

SATA: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

USB XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

UEFI: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Enter Setup

 ↑and ↓ to move selection

ENTER to select boot device

ESC to boot using defaults

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