Asus M2A-MX - Managing and Updating BIOS

2-2 Chapter 2: BIOS setup
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: Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a oppy disk or the
motherboard support CD.
3.
ASUS AFUDOS: Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable oppy
disk.
4.
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2: Updates the BIOS using a bootable oppy disk, or
the motherboard support CD when the BIOS le fails or gets corrupted.
Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities.
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. See page
3-4 for the Utilities screen menu.
3. The ASUS Update utility is copied to your system.
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 le
• Download the latest BIOS le from the Internet
• Update the BIOS from an updated BIOS le
• 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).
Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS le to a bootable oppy disk in
case you need to restore the BIOS in the future. Copy the original motherboard
BIOS using the ASUS Update or AFUDOS utilities.