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.

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.

[BIOS Information in File]

BIOS Version: P4S8X-X Boot Block

WARNING! Continue to update the BIOS (Y/N)? _

7. Press Y to update the main BIOS area.

Flash Memory: SST 49LF004

Update Main BIOS area

(Y/N)? _

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.

ASUS P4S8X-X motherboard user guide

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