ASUS P5E-VM HDMI 4-1
4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS
The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic
Input/Output System (BIOS) setup.
1.
ASUS Update (Updates the BIOS in Windows
®
environment.)
2.
ASUS EZ Flash 2 (Updates the BIOS using a oppy disk or USB ash disk.)
3.
ASUS AFUDOS (Updates the BIOS using a bootable oppy disk.)
4.
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 (Updates the BIOS using a bootable oppy disk,
USB ash disk or the motherboard support CD when the BIOS le fails or
gets corrupted.)
Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities.
Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS le to a bootable oppy disk or
USB ash disk in case you need to restore the BIOS in the future. Copy the
original motherboard BIOS using the ASUS Update or AFUDOS utilities.
Installing ASUS Update
To install ASUS Update:
1. Place the support CD in the optical drive. The Drivers menu appears.
2. Click the
Utilities tab, then click Install ASUS Update.
3. The ASUS Update utility is copied to your system.
4.1.1 ASUS 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 le
• Download the latest BIOS le from the Internet
• Update the BIOS from an updated BIOS le
• Update the BIOS directly from the Internet, and
• View the BIOS version information.
This utility is available in the support CD that comes with the motherboard
package.
ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an
Internet Service Provider (ISP).
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