Asus ROG STRIX X370-F GAMING - BIOS Update Procedures

ASUS ROG STRIX X370-F GAMING
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Chapter 3
3.10 Exit menu
TheExitmenuitemsallowyoutoloadtheoptimaldefaultvaluesfortheBIOSitems,and
saveordiscardyourchangestotheBIOSitems.YoucanaccesstheEZModefromtheExit
menu.
Load Optimized Defaults
ThisoptionallowsyoutoloadthedefaultvaluesforeachoftheparametersontheSetup
menus.Whenyouselectthisoptionorifyoupress<F5>,aconrmationwindowappears.
SelectOKtoloadthedefaultvalues.
Save Changes & Reset
Onceyouarenishedmakingyourselections,choosethisoptionfromtheExitmenuto
ensurethevaluesyouselectedaresaved.Whenyouselectthisoptionorifyoupress<F10>,
aconrmationwindowappears.SelectOKtosavechangesandexit.
Discard Changes & Exit
ThisoptionallowsyoutoexittheSetupprogramwithoutsavingyourchanges.Whenyou
selectthisoptionorifyoupress<Esc>,aconrmationwindowappears.SelectYesto
discardchangesandexit.
LaunchEFIShellfromlesystemdevice
ThisitemallowsyoutoattempttolaunchtheEFIShellapplication(shellx64.e)fromoneof
theavailablelesystemdevices.
3.11 Updating BIOS
TheASUSwebsitepublishesthelatestBIOSversionstoprovideenhancementsonsystem
stability,compatibility,andperformance.However,BIOSupdatingispotentiallyrisky.If
thereisnoproblemusingthecurrentversionofBIOS,DONOTmanuallyupdatetheBIOS.
InappropriateBIOSupdatingmayresulttosystemsfailuretoboot.Carefullyfollowthe
instructionsinthischaptertoupdateyourBIOSwhennecessary.
Visithttp://www.asus.comtodownloadthelatestBIOSleforthismotherboard.
ThefollowingutilitiesallowyoutomanageandupdatethemotherboardBIOSsetupprogram.
1. EZUpdate:UpdatestheBIOSinWindows
®
environment.
2. ASUSEZFlash3:UpdatestheBIOSusingaUSBashdrive.
3. ASUSCrashFreeBIOS3:RestorestheBIOSusingthemotherboardsupportDVDora
USBashdrivewhentheBIOSlefailsorgetscorrupted.
3.11.1 EZ Update
TheEZUpdateisautilitythatallowsyoutoupdatethemotherboardBIOSinWindows
®
environment.
 EZUpdaterequiresanInternetconnectioneitherthroughanetworkoranISP
(InternetServiceProvider).
 ThisutilityisavailableinthesupportDVDthatcomeswiththemotherboardpackage.