Asus PUNDIT P2-AE2 Pundit P2-AE2 User''s Manual for English Edition - Page 58
Managing and updating your BIOS
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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 (Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using the motherboard support CD.) 2. 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 (Updates the BIOS in Windows® environment.) Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities. 5.1.1 ASUS EZ Flash utility The ASUS EZ Flash 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 utility is built-in the BIOS chip so it is accessible by pressing + during the Power-On Self Tests (POST). You can use the motherboard support CD to recover the original BIOS file. To update the BIOS using EZ Flash: 1. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS file for the motherboard and rename the same to K 8 V Q . R O M. 2. Save the BIOS file to a CD, then restart the system. 3. Press + during POST to display the following. EZFlash starting BIOS update Checking for floppy... Floppy not found! Checking for CD-ROM... 5-2 Chapter 5: BIOS setup