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ASUS P5N73-CM

2-1

Chapter.2

BIOS.information

2.1.

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 in DOS mode using a floppy disk or a USB flash

disk.

3..

ASUS.AFUDOS: Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable floppy disk.

4.

ASUS.CrashFree.BIOS.2: Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy disk, or the

motherboard support DVD when the BIOS file fails or gets corrupted.

Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities.

Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk or 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 AFUDOS utilities.

2.1.1.

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 file

Download the latest BIOS file from the Internet

Update the BIOS from an updated BIOS file

Update the BIOS directly from the Internet, and

View the BIOS version information.

This utility is available in the support DVD that comes with the motherboard package.

ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet

Service Provider (ISP).

Installing.ASUS.Update

To install ASUS Update:
1.

Place the support DVD 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.

Quit all Windows

®

applications before you update the BIOS using this utility.