Asus P5QL - Manual (Page 59)

ASUS P5QL 3-1
3.1 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
USB flash disk.
3. ASUS AFUDOS: Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable floppy
disk.
4. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3: Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy disk,
USB flash disk or the motherboard Support DVD when the BIOS file fails or
gets corrupted.
Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk or
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.
Installing ASUS Update
To install ASUS Update:
1. Place the Support DVD into the optical drive. The Drivers menu appears.
2. Click the Utilities tab, then click Install ASUS Update.
The ASUS Update utility is copied to your system.
3.1.1 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).
Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities.
Quit all Windows ® applications before you update the BIOS using this utility.