Chapter 2

BIOS information

2.1Managing and updating your BIOS

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

2.1.1ASUS Update utility

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

• ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP).

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

Installing ASUS Update

To install ASUS Update:

1.Place the support DVD in the optical drive. The Drivers menu appears.

2.Click the Utilities tab, then click AI Suite II.

3.Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation.

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

Updating the BIOS

To update the BIOS:

1.From the Windows® desktop, click Start > Programs > ASUS > AI Suite II > AI Suite II X.XX.XX to launch the AI Suite II utility. The AI Suite II Quick Bar appears.

2.Click the Update button from the Quick Bar, and then click ASUS Update from the popup menu. The ASUS Update main screen appears. From the list, select either of the following methods:

Updating from the Internet

a.Select Update BIOS from the Internet, then click Next.

b.Select the ASUS FTP site nearest you to avoid network traffic, then click Next.

c.From the FTP site, select the BIOS version that you wish to download then click Next.

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