Asus MAXIMUS IX APEX User Manual

ASUS MAXIMUS IX APEX
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Chapter 2
2.2 BIOS update utility
USB BIOS Flashback
USB BIOS Flashback allows you to easily update the BIOS without entering the existing
BIOS or operating system. Simply insert a USB storage device to the USB port, press the
USB BIOS Flashback button for three seconds, and the BIOS is updated automatically.
To use USB BIOS Flashback:
1. DownloadthelatestBIOSlefromtheASUSwebsite.
2. ExtractandrenametheBIOSimageletoM9A.CAP.
3. Copy M9A.CAP to the root directory of your USB storage device.
4. Turn off the system and connect the USB storage device to the USB BIOS Flashback
port.
5. Press the USB BIOS Flashback button.
AashinglightindicatesthattheBIOSFlashbackfunctionisenabled.Thelightgoesout
when the process of updating the BIOS is complete.
For more BIOS update utilities in BIOS setup, refer to the section Updating BIOS in
Chapter 3.
Updating BIOS may have risks. If the BIOS program is damaged during the process and
results to the system’s failure to boot up, please contact your local ASUS Service Center.
USB BIOS Flashback button USB BIOS Flashback port

Asus MAXIMUS IX APEX Specifications

General

Brand	Asus
Model	MAXIMUS IX APEX
Category	Motherboard
Language	English