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5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS
The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard
Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup.
1. A S U S E Z F l a s h A S U S E Z F l a s h A S U S E Z F l a s h A S U S E Z F l a s h A S U S E Z F l a s h (Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using the
motherboard support CD.)
2. A S U S C r a s h F r e e B I O S 2 A S U S C r a s h F r e e B I O S 2 A S U S C r a s h F r e e B I O S 2 A S U S C r a s h F r e e B I O S 2 A S U S C r a s h F r e e B I O S 2 (Updates the BIOS using the
motherboard support CD when the BIOS file fails or gets corrupted.)
3. A S U S U p d a t e A S U S U p d a t e A S U S U p d a t e A S U S U p d a t e A S U S U p d a t e (Updates the BIOS in Windows ® environment.)
Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities.
5.1.1 5.1.1 5.1.1 5.1.1 5.1.1 ASUS EZ Flash utility ASUS EZ Flash utility ASUS EZ Flash utility ASUS EZ Flash utility ASUS EZ Flash utility
The ASUS EZ Flash 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 utility is built-in the BIOS chip so it is
accessible by pressing <Alt> + <F2> during the Power-On Self Tests (POST).
You can use the motherboard support CD to recover the original BIOS file.
EZFlash starting BIOS update
Checking for floppy...
Floppy not found!
Checking for CD-ROM...
4. Insert the CD that contains the BIOS file to the optical drive. When the
correct BIOS file is found, EZ Flash performs the BIOS update process
and automatically reboots the system when done.
EZFlash starting BIOS update
Checking for floppy...
Floppy not found!
Checking for CD-ROM...
CD-ROM found!
Reading file “K8S-MV-P.rom”. Completed.
Start erasing.......|
Start programming...|
Flashed successfully. Rebooting.
To update the BIOS using EZ Flash:
1. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS
file for the motherboard and rename the same to K 8 S - M V - P . R O M
K 8 S - M V - P . R O M K 8 S - M V - P . R O M K 8 S - M V - P . R O M K 8 S - M V - P . R O M.
2. Save the BIOS file to a CD, then restart the system.
3. Press <Alt> + <F2> during POST to display the following.