4.1Managing and updating your BIOS

The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup:

1.ASUS EZ Flash 2 (Updates the BIOS using a USB flash disk.)

2.BUPDATER utility (Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable USB flash disk drive.)

3.ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 (To recover the BIOS using a bootable USB flash disk drive when the BIOS file fails or gets corrupted.)

Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities.

Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a bootable USB flash disk drive in case you need to restore the BIOS in the future. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the BUPDATER utility.

4.1.1ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility

The ASUS EZ Flash 2 feature allows you to update the BIOS without having to use a DOS‑based utility.

Before you start using this utility, download the latest BIOS from the ASUS website at www.asus.com.

To update the BIOS using EZ Flash 2

1.Insert the USB flash disk that contains the latest BIOS file to the USB port.

2.Enter the BIOS setup program. Go to the Tools menu to select EZ Flash 2 and press <Enter> to enable it.

Or, press <Alt> + <F2> during the POST to enable EZ Flash 2.

ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility V3.34

FLASH TYPE: MXIC 25L1605A

 

Current ROM

Update ROM

BOARD: P7F-C Series

BOARD: P7F C SAS

VER: 0104

VER: 0201

DATE: 10/23/2009

DATE: 11/13/2009

PATH: A:\

 

A:

 

Note

[Enter] Select or Load

[Tab] Switch

[V] Drive Info

[Up/Down/Home/End] Move

[B] Backup

[Esc] Exit

ASUS P7F-C Series

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