3.Press <Tab> to switch to the Drive field.
4.Press the Up/Down arrow keys to find the USB flash disk that contains the latest BIOS, and then press <Enter>.
5.Press <Tab> to switch to the Folder Info field.
6.Press the Up/Down arrow keys to find the BIOS file, and then press <Enter> to perform the BIOS update process. Reboot the system when the update process is done.
• This function supports USB flash disks formatted using FAT 16/32 format on a single partition.
•DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure!
2.1.3ASUS BIOS Updater
The ASUS BIOS Updater allows you to update the BIOS in a DOS environment. This utility also allows you to copy the current BIOS file for use as a backup when the BIOS fails or gets corrupted during the updating process.
The succeeding utility screens are for reference only. The actual utility screen displays may not be same as shown.
Before updating BIOS
1.Prepare the motherboard support DVD and a USB flash drive formatted using
FAT16/32 on a single partition.
2.Download the latest BIOS file and BIOS Updater from the ASUS website at http://support.asus.com and save them on the USB flash drive.
NTFS is not supported under a DOS environment. Do not save the BIOS file and BIOS Updater to a hard disk drive or USB flash drive formatted using NTFS.
3.Turn off the computer and disconnect all SATA hard disk drives (optional).
Booting the system in DOS environment
1.Insert the USB flash drive with the latest BIOS file and BIOS Updater into the USB port.
2.Boot up your computer. When the ASUS Logo appears, press <F8> to access the BIOS Boot Device Select Menu. Insert the support DVD into the optical drive and select the optical drive as the boot device.
Please select boot device:
SATA: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
USB XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
UEFI: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Enter Setup
↑and ↓ to move selection ENTER to select boot device ESC to boot using defaults
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