Asus P2-M2A690G - Manual (Page 60)

5-2 Chapter 5: BIOS setup
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. ASUS Update: Updates the BIOS in Windows
® environment.
2. ASUS EZ Flash 2: Updates the BIOS using a floppy disk or USB flash disk.
3. ASUS AFUDOS: Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable floppy
disk.
4. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3: Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy disk,
USB flash disk or the motherboard support CD when the BIOS file fails or
gets corrupted.
Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities.
Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk in
case you need to restore the BIOS in the future. Copy the original motherboard
BIOS using the ASUS Update or AFUDOS utilitiies.
Installing ASUS Update
To install ASUS Update:
1. Place the support CD in the optical drive. The Drivers menu appears.
2. Click the Utilities tab, then click Install ASUS Update VX.XX.XX.
3. The ASUS Update utility is copied to your system.
5.1.1 ASUS Update utility
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 file;
• Download the latest BIOS file from the Internet;
• Update the BIOS from an updated BIOS file;
• Update the BIOS directly from the Internet; and
• View the BIOS version information.
This utility is available in the support CD 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.
All the floppy devices mentioned in this chapter are USB floppy devices.