3 asus ez flash 2 utility – Asus P5N73-CM User Manual

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Chapter 2: BIOS setup

2.1.3

ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility

The ASUS EZ Flash 2 feature allows you to update the BIOS without having to go

through the long process of booting from a floppy disk and using a DOS-based

utility. The EZ Flash 2 utility is built-in the BIOS chip so it is accessible by pressing

<Alt> + <F2> during the Power-On Self Tests (POST).
To update the BIOS using EZ Flash 2:
1. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS file for

the motherboard.

2. Save the BIOS file to a floppy disk, then restart the system.
3. You can launch the EZ Flash 2 by two methods.

(1) Insert the floppy disk/USB flash disk that contains the BIOS file to

the floppy disk drive or the USB port.

Press <Alt> + <F2> during POST to display the following.

• This function can support devices such as USB flash disk, hard disk,

or floppy disk with FAT32/16/12 format only.

• Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to

prevent system boot failure!

(2) Enter BIOS setup program. Go to the Tools menu to select EZ

Flash 2 and press <Enter> to enable it.

You can switch between drives by pressing <Tab> before the

correct file is found. Then press <Enter>.

4. When the correct BIOS file is found, EZ Flash 2 performs the BIOS update

process and automatically reboots the system when down.

ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility B329

Current ROM

Update ROM

BOARD: P5N73-CM

VER: 0110

DATE: 07/10/2008

BOARD: Unknown

VER: Unknown

DATE: Unknown

PATH: A:\

[Enter] Select [S] Save [ESC]Exit

[Tab]Switch [Up/Down/Home/End] Move

Note

FLASH TYPE: MXIC MX25L8005 8Mb SPI

A:

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