Asus F2A85-M User Manual

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Chapter 2: Getting started
2.1.4 ASUS BIOS Updater
The ASUS BIOS Updater allows you to update BIOS in DOS environment. This utility also
allows you to copy the current BIOS le that you can 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 ash drive in FAT32/16 format and
single partition.
2. Download the latest BIOS le and BIOS Updater from the ASUS website at
http://support.asus.com and save them on the USB ash drive.
NTFS is not supported under DOS environment. Do not save the BIOS le and BIOS
Updater to a hard disk drive or USB ash drive in NTFS format.
3. Turn off the computer and disconnect all SATA hard disk drives (optional).
Booting the system in DOS environment
1. Insert the USB ash drive with the latest BIOS le and BIOS Updater to the USB port.
2. Boot your computer. When the ASUS Logo appears, press <F8> to show the
BIOS
Boot Device Select Menu. Insert the support DVD into the optical drive and select the
optical drive as the boot device.
3. When the Make Disk menu appears, select the FreeDOS command prompt item by
pressing the item number.
4. At the FreeDOS prompt, type d: and press <Enter> to switch the disk from Drive C
(optical drive) to Drive D (USB ash drive).

Asus F2A85-M Specifications

General

Form Factor	Micro ATX
Chipset	AMD A85X (Hudson D4)
Socket	FM2
Max Memory	64GB
Memory Type	DDR3
SATA 6Gb/s	7 x SATA 6Gb/s
RAID Support	RAID 0, 1, 5, 10
Memory Standard	DDR3 2400(O.C.)/1866/1600/1333 MHz
PCI Express x1	2
USB 3.0 Ports	4 x USB 3.0 (2 at back panel, 2 via internal header)
USB 2.0 Ports	8 x USB 2.0 (4 rear, 4 via header)
Audio	Realtek 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
LAN	Realtek RTL8111F Gigabit LAN Controller
Memory Slots	4 x DIMM