Asus M4A78 PLUS - Motherboard - ATX - ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility

2-2 ASUS M4A78 PLUS
Updating from a BIOS file
a. Select Update BIOS from a le, then click Next.
b. Locate the BIOS le from the
Open window, then click Open.
3. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the updating process.
2.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility
The ASUS EZ Flash 2 feature allows you to update the BIOS without having to use an
OS-based utility.
To update the BIOS using EZ Flash 2:
1. Insert the USB ash disk that contains the latest BIOS le to the USB port, then launch
EZ Flash 2. You can launch EZ Flash 2 in two ways.
a. Press
<Alt> + <F2> during POST to display the following:
ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility V3.06
Current ROM
Update ROM
A:
Note
FLASH TYPE: MXIC 25L8005
PATH: A:\
BOARD: M4A78 PLUS
VER: 0205
DATE: 02/10/2009
BOARD: Unknown
VER: Unknown
DATE: Unknown
[Enter] Select or Load [Tab] Switch [V] Drive Info
[Up/Down/Home/End] Move [B] Backup [ESC] Exit
• Enter the BIOS setup program. Go to the Tools menu to select EZ Flash 2 and
press <Enter> to enable it.
Press <Tab> to switch between drives until the correct BIOS le is found.
4. When the correct BIOS le is found, EZ Flash 2 performs the BIOS update process
and automatically reboots the system when done.
• This function can support devices such as USB ash disk with FAT 32/16 format and
single partition only.
• Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot
failure!
Before using this utility, download the latest BIOS le from the ASUS website at www.asus.
com.