Asus M4A785TD-V EVO U3S6: 2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS

The ASUS Update utility is capable of updating itself through the Internet. Always update

the utility to avail all its features.

Updating from a BIOS file

a. Select Update BIOS from a le, then click Next.

b. Locate the BIOS le from the

Open window, then click Open.

3. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the updating process.

2.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility

The ASUS EZ Flash 2 feature allows you to update the BIOS without using an OS-based

utility.

Before you start using this utility, download the latest BIOS le from the ASUS website at

www.asus.com.

To update the BIOS using EZ Flash 2:

1. Insert the USB ash disk that contains the latest BIOS le to the USB port, then launch

EZ Flash 2 in either of these two ways:

• Press

<Alt> + <F2> during POST to display the following:

ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility V3.36

FLASH TYPE: MXIC 25L8005

Current ROM

Update ROM

BOARD: M4A785TD-V-EVO

BOARD: Unknown

VER: 0203 (H:00 B:02)

VER: Unknown

DATE: 06/12/2009

DATE: Unknown

PATH: C:\

C:

Note

[Enter] Select or Load [Tab] Switch [V] Drive Info

[Up/Down/Home/End] Move [B] Backup [ESC] Exit

• Enter the BIOS setup program. Go to the Tools menu to select EZ Flash 2 and

press <Enter> to enable it.

2. Press

<Tab> to switch between drives until the correct BIOS le is found, then press

<Enter>. EZ Flash 2 performs the BIOS updating process and automatically reboots

the system when done.

• This function supports USB ash disks with FAT 32/16 format and single partition only.

• DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot

failure!

2-2 Chapter 2: BIOS information