Asus P5QL SE - BIOS Update Utilities: Floppy and EZ Flash; Creating a Bootable Floppy Disk; 2.1.3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility; EZ Flash 2 BIOS Update Method

ASUS P5QL SE 2-3
2.1.2 Creating a bootable oppy disk
1. To create a bootable oppy disk:
DOS environment
a. Insert a 1.44MB oppy disk into the oppy disk drive.
b. At the DOS prompt, key in format A:/S
then press <Enter>.
Windows
®
XP environment
a. Insert a 1.44MB oppy disk into the oppy disk drive.
b. Click
Start from the Windows
®
desktop, then select My Computer.
c. Right-click the 3 1/2 Floppy Drive icon, then select
Format.
d. Select the Create an MS-DOS startup disk
checkbox.
e. Click
Start.
Windows
®
Vista environment
a. Insert a formatted, high density 1.44MB oppy disk into 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
checkbox.
e. Click
Start.
2. Copy the original or the latest motherboard BIOS le to the bootable oppy disk.
2.1.3 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-Test (POST).
To update the BIOS using EZ Flash 2:
1. Visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com to download the latest BIOS le for this
motherboard.
2. Save the BIOS le to a oppy disk or USB ash disk, then restart the system.
3. Launch EZ Flash 2 using either of the following methods.
(1) Insert the oppy disk or USB ash disk that contains the BIOS le into the oppy
disk drive or a USB port.
Press <Alt> + <F2>
during POST to display the following: