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3.11 Updating BIOS The ASUS website publishes the latest BIOS versions to provide enhancements on system stability, compatibility, or performance. However, BIOS updating is potentially risky. If there is no problem using the current version of BIOS, DO NOT manually update the BIOS. Inappropriate BIOS updating may result in the system's failure to boot. Carefully follow the instructions of this chapter to update your BIOS if necessary. Visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com to download the latest BIOS file for this motherboard. The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard BIOS setup program. 1. EZ Update: Updates the BIOS in Windows® environment. 2. ASUS EZ Flash 2: Updates the BIOS using a USB flash drive. 3. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3: Restores the BIOS using the motherboard support DVD or a USB flash drive when the BIOS file fails or gets corrupted. 4. ASUS BIOS Updater: Updates and back ups the BIOS in DOS environment using the motherboard support DVD and a USB flash disk drive. 3.11.1 EZ Update co The EZ Update is a utility that allows you to update the motherboard BIOS in Windows® environment. rr • EZ Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an ISP (Internet Service Provider). • This utility is available in the support DVD that comes with the motherboard package. Refer to the documentation that came with the support DVD. 3-56 Chapter 3: BIOS setup

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3.11
Updating
BIOS
The
ASUS
website
publishes
the
latest
BIOS
versions
to
provide
enhancements
on
system
stability,
compatibility,
or
performance.
However,
BIOS
updating
is
potentially
risky.
If
there
is
no
problem
using
the
current
version
of
BIOS,
DO
NOT
manually
update
the
BIOS.
Inappropriate
BIOS
updating
may
result
in
the
system's
failure
to
boot.
Carefully
follow
the
instructions
of
this
chapter
to
update
your
BIOS
if
necessary.
Visit
the
ASUS
website
at
www.asus.com
to
download
the
latest
BIOS
file
for
this
motherboard.
The
following
utilities
allow
you
to
manage
and
update
the
motherboard
BIOS
setup
program.
1.
EZ
Update:
Updates
the
BIOS
in
Windows®
environment.
2.
ASUS
EZ
Flash
2:
Updates
the
BIOS
using
a
USB
flash
drive.
3.
ASUS
CrashFree
BIOS
3:
Restores
the
BIOS
using
the
motherboard
support
DVD
or
a
USB
flash
drive
when
the
BIOS
file
fails
or
gets
corrupted.
4.
ASUS
BIOS
Updater:
Updates
and
back
ups
the
BIOS
in
DOS
environment
using
the
motherboard
support
DVD
and
a
USB
flash
disk
drive.
3.11.1
EZ
Update
The
EZ
Update
is
a
utility
that
allows
you
to
update
the
motherboard
BIOS
in
Windows®
environment.
EZ
Update
requires
an
Internet
connection
either
through
a
network
or
an
ISP
(Internet
Service
Provider).
This
utility
is
available
in
the
support
DVD
that
comes
with
the
motherboard package.
Refer
to
the
documentation
that
came
with
the
support
DVD.
3-56
Chapter
3:
BIOS
setup