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Asus.update.utility – Asus RS160-E4/PA4 User Manual

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Chapter 5: BIOS setup

5.1.4.

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 CD 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 CD in the optical drive. The

.Drivers menu appears.

2. Click the

Utilities tab, then click Install.ASUS.Update.VX.XX.XX.

3. The

ASUS.Update utility is copied to your system.

Quit all Windows

®

applications before you update the BIOS using this utility.

The recovered BIOS may not be the latest BIOS version for this motherboard.

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

7. Press the power button for more than four seconds to turn off the system.