4.Insert the USB flash disk or the floppy disk that contains the new BIOS file into a USB port or a USB floppy disk drive. You will receive the error message, “WARNING! Device not ready.” if you proceed to step 5 without the disk in the drive or without the USB flash disk.
5.At the prompt, “Please Enter File Name for NEW BIOS: _”, type in the BIOS file name that you downloaded from the ASUS website, then press <Enter>.
EZ Flash will automatically access drive A to look for the file name that you typed. When found, the following message appears on screen.
[BIOS Information in File]
BIOS Version: P4SQ Boot Block
WARNING! Continue to update the BIOS (Y/N)? _
If you accidentally typed in a wrong BIOS file name, the error message, “WARNING! File not found.” appears. Press <Enter> to remove the message, then type in the correct file name. Press <Enter>.
6.At the above prompt, type Y to continue with the update process. Pressing N exits the EZ Flash screen and reboots the system without updating the BIOS.
The following prompts appear if you typed Y.
Flash Memory: SST 49LF004
Update Main BIOS area | (Y/N)? _ |
7.Press Y to update the main BIOS area.
DO NOT shutdown or reset the system while updating the BIOS area! Doing so may cause system boot failure.
8.When the update process is done, the message, “Press a key to reboot” appears. Press any key to reboot the system with the new BIOS.
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