Asus P5KPL-VM 1394 SI - ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility

ASUS P5KPL-VM 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.
To update the BIOS using EZ Flash 2:
1. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS le for
the motherboard.
2. Save the BIOS le to a oppy disk or a USB ash disk, then restart the
system.
2.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility
The ASUS EZ Flash 2 feature allows you to update the BIOS without having to go
through the long process of booting from a oppy disk and using a DOS-based
utility. The EZ Flash 2 utility is built-in the BIOS chip so it is accessible by pressing
<Alt> + <F2> during the Power-On Self Tests (POST).
3. You can launch the EZ Flash 2 by two methods.
(1)
Insert the oppy disk / USB ash disk that contains the BIOS le to the
oppy disk drive or the USB port.
Press <Alt> + <F2> during POST to display the following.
Note
ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility V3.06
Current ROM
Update ROM
A:
FLASH TYPE: SST 25VF016
PATH: A:\
BOARD: P5KPL-VM
VER: 0111
DATE: 07/11/07
BOARD: Unknown
VER: Unknown
DATE: Unknown
(2) Enter BIOS setup program. Go to the Tools menu then select EZ Flash2
and press <Enter>.
You can switch between drives by pressing <Tab> before the correct le
is found. Then press <Enter>.
[Enter] Select or Load [B] Backup [ESC] Exit
[Tab] Switch [Up/Down/Home/End] Move
Note