Asus Crosshair V Formula/ThunderBolt - Manual (Page 123)

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3.10 Updating BIOS
The ASUS website publishes the latest BIOS versions to provide enhancements
on system stability, compatibility, or performance. However, BIOS updating is
potentially risky. If there is no problem using the current version of BIOS, DO.
NOT.manually.update.the.BIOS. Inappropriate BIOS updating may result in the
system’s failure to boot. Carefully follow the instructions of this chapter to update
your BIOS if necessary.
Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS file for this
motherboard.
The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard BIOS
setup program.
1. ASUS.Update: Updates the BIOS in Windows
® environment.
2. ASUS.EZ.Flash.2: Updates the BIOS using a USB flash drive.
3. ASUS.BIOS.Updater: Updates and backups the BIOS in DOS environment
using the motherboard support DVD and a USB flash disk drive.
Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities.
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 or BIOS.Updater utilities.