Asus P5G-MX - BIOS Update Procedures

ASUS P5G-MX 2-3
Windows
®
Vista environment
a. Insert a formatted, high density 1.44 MB oppy disk to the oppy disk
drive.
b. Click
from the Windows
®
desktop, then select Computer.
c. Right-click
Floppy Disk Drive then click Format to display the
Format 3 1/2 Floppy dialog box.
d. Select the
Create an MS-DOS startup disk check box.
e. Click
Start.
2. Copy the original or the latest motherboard BIOS le to the bootable oppy disk.
2.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash utility
The ASUS EZ Flash feature allows you to update the BIOS without having to go
through the long process of booting from a support CD. The EZ Flash utility is built-
in the BIOS chip so it is accessible by pressing <Alt> + <F2> during the Power-On
Self Tests (POST).
To update the BIOS using EZ Flash:
1. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS le for the
motherboard and rename the same to P5GMX.ROM.
2. Press <Alt> + <F2> during POST to display the following.
EZFlash starting BIOS update
Checking for CD-ROM...
3. Insert the support CD that contains the BIOS le to the optical drive. When the
correct BIOS le is found, EZ Flash performs the BIOS update process and
automatically reboots the system when done.
EZFlash starting BIOS update
Checking for CD-ROM...
CD-ROM found!
Reading le “P5GMX.ROM”. Completed.
Start erasing.......|
Start programming...|
Flashed successfully. Rebooting.
• Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent
system boot failure!
• A “CD-ROM not found!” error message appears if there is no support CD in
the drive. A “P5GMX.ROM not found!” error message appears if the correct
BIOS le is not found in the support CD. Make sure that you rename the
BIOS le to P5GMX.ROM.
Make sure to choose the right BIOS les from ASUS website according to the
version of your mother board. Refer to your Printed Circuit Board (PCB) for
version information.