4 using asus ez flash to update the bios – Asus M2V-TVM User Manual

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User recovery requested. Starting BIOS recovery...

Checking for floppy...

• If there is no floppy disk in the drive, the error message “Floppy not

found!” appears.

• If the correct BIOS file is not in the floppy disk, the error message

“Floppy not found!” is displayed. Make sure to rename the

downloaded BIOS file as “M2VTVM.ROM”.

3. The utility will copy the current system BIOS by default to the floppy

disk. Make sure that the floppy disk has at least 600KB of free disk

space and is not write-protected.

When the copy process is complete, the utility returns to the DOS

prompt.

2.1.4 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS

The ASUS EZ Flash feature allows you to easily update the BIOS without

having to go through the long process of booting from a diskette and using

a DOS-based utility. The EZ Flash is built-in to the BIOS firmware so it is

accessible by simply pressing during the Power-On Self Tests

(POST).
To update the BIOS using ASUS EZ Flash:

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

for your motherboard and rename the downloaded file as M2VTVM.ROM.

Save the BIOS file to a floppy disk.

2. Reboot the system.
3. To launch EZ Flash, press during POST to display the following.

Reading flash ..... done

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