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ASUS Update, Launching ASUS Update

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4.3.13 ASUS Update ASUS Update is a utility that allows you to manage, save, and update the motherboard BIOS in Windows® environment. Launching ASUS Update To launch ASUS Update, click Update > ASUS Update on the AI Suite II main menu bar. Using ASUS Update Select any of these options to update the BIOS: • Update BIOS from Internet Allows you to download the latest BIOS version from the ASUS website at www.asus.com and follow the onscreen instructions to update the BIOS. • Download BIOS from Internet Download the latest BIOS version from the ASUS website at www.asus.com and save it for later use. • Update BIOS from file Use the BIOS file that you had downloaded and saved to update the system BIOS. • Save BIOS to file Save the BIOS file to another file or a USB storage device for later use. Updating the BIOS poses some risks such as system instability or failure to boot. Before updating the BIOS, ensure that you back up the original BIOS file. 4-36 Chapter 4: Software support Chapter 4

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Chapter 4: Software support
Chapter 4
4.3.13
ASUS Update
ASUS Update is a utility that allows you to manage, save, and update the motherboard BIOS
in Windows
®
environment.
Launching ASUS Update
To launch ASUS Update, click
Update > ASUS Update
on the AI Suite II main menu bar.
Using ASUS Update
Select any of these options to update the BIOS:
Update BIOS from Internet
Allows you to download the latest BIOS version from the ASUS website at
www.asus.com and follow the onscreen instructions to update the BIOS.
Download BIOS from Internet
Download the latest BIOS version from the ASUS website at www.asus.com and save
it for later use.
Update BIOS from file
Use the BIOS file that you had downloaded and saved to update the system BIOS.
Save BIOS to file
Save the BIOS file to another file or a USB storage device for later use.
Updating the BIOS poses some risks such as system instability or failure to boot. Before
updating the BIOS, ensure that you back up the original BIOS file.