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3.2.1ASUS Update utility

The ASUS Update is a utility that allows you to manage, save, and update the motherboard BIOS in Windows® environment. The ASUS Update utility allows you to:

•Save the current BIOS file

•Download the latest BIOS file from the Internet

•Update the BIOS from an updated BIOS file

•Update the BIOS directly from the Internet

•View the BIOS version information

This utility is available in the support DVD that comes with the motherboard package.

ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet

Service Provider (ISP).

Installing ASUS Update

To install ASUS Update:

1.Place the support DVD in the optical drive.

2.From the Main menu, click the Utilities tab, and then click Install ASUS Update VX.XX. XX.

3.The ASUS Update utility is copied to your system.

Quit all Windows® applications before you update the BIOS using this utility.

Updating the BIOS through the Internet

 

To update the BIOS through the Internet:

 

Select Update BIOS from the

 

1.

From the Windows® desktop, click

2.

 

 

Start > Programs > ASUS >

 

Internet from the drop‑down menu,

 

 

ASUSUpdate > ASUSUpdate. The

 

and then click Next.

 

 

ASUS Update main window appears.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Chapter 3: BIOS setup