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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 a USB floppy
disk or memory card.)
2. A S U S C r a s h F r e e B I O S A S U S C r a s h F r e e B I O S A S U S C r a s h F r e e B I O S A S U S C r a s h F r e e B I O S A S U S C r a s h F r e e B I O S (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 ASUS EZ Flash ASUS EZ Flash ASUS EZ Flash ASUS EZ Flash
To update the BIOS file using ASUS EZ Flash:
1. Download the latest BIOS file from the ASUS website (www.asus.com),
then save the file to a floppy disk or a USB flash disk.
Write down the BIOS file name on a piece of paper. You need to type the
e x a c t B I O S f i l e n a m e
e x a c t B I O S f i l e n a m e e x a c t B I O S f i l e n a m e e x a c t B I O S f i l e n a m e e x a c t B I O S f i l e n a m e at the EZ Flash screen.
2. Restart the system.
3. During POST, press <Alt> + <F2> to display the ASUS EZ Flash screen.
The BIOS information in the above screen is for reference only. What you
see on your screen may not be exactly the same as shown.
ASUS EZ Flash V1.00
Copyright (C) 2002, ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
[Onboard BIOS Information]
BIOS Version : ASUS P4SQ-X ACPI BIOS Revision 1002
BIOS Model : P4SQ-X
BIOS Built Date : 01/20/05
Please Enter File Name for NEW BIOS: _
*Note: EZ Flash will copy file from A:\, Press [ESC] to reboot
4. Insert the flash disk/floppy disk that contains the new BIOS file to a
USB port/USB floppy disk drive. The display shows, “WARNING! Device
not ready.” if you proceed to step 5 without the flash disk/floppy disk
in the USB port/USB floppy drive.
5. At the “Please Enter File Name for NEW BIOS: _” prompt, type the file
name of the updated BIOS file, then press <Enter>.
The application automatically searches the USB flash disk/floppy disk
for the updated BIOS file.