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4 asus ez flash 2 utility – Asus M3A78-EMH HDMI User Manual

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Chapter 2: BIOS setup

• Only the USB flash disk with FAT 32/16 format and single partition can

support ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3. The device size should be smaller than

8GB.

• DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Doing so

can cause system boot failure!

To update the BIOS using EZ Flash 2:

1. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS file for

the motherboard.

2. Save the BIOS file to a floppy disk or a USB flash disk, then restart the

system.

2.1.4

ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility

The ASUS EZ Flash 2 feature allows you to update the BIOS without having to go

through the long process of booting from a floppy disk and using a DOS-based

utility. The EZ Flash 2 utility is built-in the BIOS chip so it is accessible by pressing

+ during the Power-On Self Tests (POST).

3. You can launch the EZ Flash 2 by two methods.

(1) Insert the floppy disk / USB flash disk that contains the BIOS file to the

floppy disk drive or the USB port.

Press + during POST to display the following.

ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility V3.21

Current ROM

Update ROM

A:

Note

[Enter] Select or Load [Tab] Switch [V] Drive Info

[Up/Down/Home/End] Move [B] Backup [ESC] Exit

FLASH TYPE:

MXIC 25L8005

PATH:

A:\

BOARD:

M3A78-EMH HDMI

VER:

0107 (H:00 B:06)

DATE:

12/23/2007

BOARD:

Unknown

VER:

Unknown

DATE:

Unknown