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ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility - bios update tool

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2.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility The ASUS EZ Flash 2 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 2 utility is built-in the BIOS chip so it is accessible by pressing + during the Power-On Self Tests (POST). To update the BIOS using EZ Flash 2: 1. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS file for the motherboard. 2. Save the BIOS file to a floppy disk or a USB flash disk, then restart the system. 3. You can launch the EZ Flash 2 in two ways. (1) Insert the floppy disk / USB flash disk that contains the BIOS file to the floppy disk drive or the USB port. Press + during POST to display the following. ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility V3.06 FLASH TYPE: WOINBOND W25X80 Current ROM BOARD: P5KPL VER: 0123 DATE: 07/17/07 Update ROM BOARD: Unknown VER: Unknown DATE: Unknown PATH: A:\ A: Note Not[eEnter] Select or Load [Tab] Switch [B] Backup [ESC] Exit [Up/Down/Home/End] Move (2) Enter BIOS setup program. Go to the Tools menu then select EZ Flash2 and press . You can switch between drives by pressing before the correct file is found. Then press . 4. When the correct BIOS file is found, EZ Flash 2 performs the BIOS update process and automatically reboots the system when done. • This function can support devices such as USB flash disk, or floppy disk with FAT 32/16 format and single partition only. • DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure! 2- Chapter 2: BIOS setup

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Chapter 2: BIOS setup
•
This function can support devices such as USB flash disk, or floppy disk
with
FAT 32/16
format and single partition only.
•
DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent
system boot failure!
4.
When the correct BIOS file is found, EZ Flash 2 performs the BIOS update
process and automatically reboots the system when done.
To update the BIOS using EZ Flash 2:
1.
Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS file for
the motherboard.
2.
Save the BIOS file to a floppy disk or a USB flash disk, then restart the
system.
2.1.2
ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility
The ASUS EZ Flash 2 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 2 utility is built-in the BIOS chip so it is accessible by pressing
<Alt> + <F2> during the Power-On Self Tests (POST).
3.
You can launch the EZ Flash 2 in two ways.
(1)
Insert the floppy disk / USB flash disk that contains the BIOS file to the
floppy disk drive or the USB port.
Press <Alt> + <F2> during POST to display the following.
ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility V3.06
Current ROM
A:
FLASH TYPE:
WOINBOND W25X80
PATH:
A:\
BOARD:
P5KPL
VER:
0123
DATE:
07/17/07
(2)
Enter BIOS setup program. Go to the
Tools
menu then select
EZ Flash2
and press <Enter>.
You can switch between drives by pressing <Tab> before the correct file
is found. Then press <Enter>.
[Enter] Select or Load
[B] Backup
[ESC] Exit
[Tab] Switch
[Up/Down/Home/End] Move
Note
Update ROM
BOARD:
Unknown
VER:
Unknown
DATE:
Unknown