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Managing and updating your BIOS

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5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a USB flash disk in case you need to restore the BIOS in the future. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the ASUS Update utility. 5.1.1 ASUS Update utility The ASUS Update is a utility that allows you to manage, save, and update the motherboard BIOS in Windows® environment. • ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP). • This utility is available in the support DVD that comes with the motherboard package. Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update: 1. Place the support DVD in the optical drive. The Drivers menu appears. 2. Click the Utilities tab, then click Install ASUS Update. 3. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation. Quit all Windows® applications before you update the BIOS using this utility. Updating the BIOS To update the BIOS: 1. From the Windows® desktop, click Start > Programs > ASUS > ASUSUpdate > ASUSUpdate to launch the ASUS Update utility. 2. From the dropdown list, select any of the updating process: Updating from the Internet a. Select Update BIOS from the Internet, then click Next. b. Select the ASUS FTP site nearest you to avoid network traffic, or click Auto Select then click Next. c. From the FTP site, select the BIOS version that you wish to download then click Next. The ASUS Update utility is capable of updating itself through the Internet. Always update the utility to avail all its features. 5-2 Chapter 5: BIOS setup

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5-2
Chapter 5: BIOS setup
Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a USB flash disk in case
you need to restore the BIOS in the future. Copy the original motherboard BIOS
using the ASUS Update utility.
•
ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or
an Internet Service Provider (ISP).
•
This utility is available in the support DVD that comes with the motherboard
package.
Updating the BIOS
To update the BIOS:
1.
From the Windows
®
desktop, click
Start
>
Programs
>
ASUS
>
ASUSUpdate
>
ASUSUpdate
to launch the ASUS Update utility.
2.
From the dropdown list, select any of the updating process:
Updating from the Internet
a.
Select
Update BIOS
from the Internet
, then click
Next
.
b.
Select the ASUS FTP site nearest you to avoid network traffic, or click
Auto Select
then click
Next
.
c.
From the FTP site, select the BIOS version that you wish to download
then click
Next
.
The ASUS Update utility is capable of updating itself through the Internet.
Always update the utility to avail all its features.
5.1.1
ASUS Update utility
The ASUS Update is a utility that allows you to manage, save, and update the
motherboard BIOS in Windows
®
environment.
Installing ASUS Update
To install ASUS Update:
1.
Place the support DVD in the optical drive. The
Drivers
menu appears.
2.
Click the
Utilities
tab, then click
Install ASUS Update
.
3.
Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation.
Quit all Windows
®
applications before you update the BIOS using this utility.
5.1
Managing and updating your BIOS