Asus P5W: 2.2 Award BIOS Flash Utility

2.2 Award BIOS Flash Utility

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Updating the BIOS

TheBasicInput/OutputSystem(BIOS)canbeupdatedusingtheAwardBIOS

FlashUtility.FollowtheseinstructionstoupdatetheBIOSusingthisutility.

1. DownloadthelatestBIOSlefromtheASUSwebsite.Renametheleto

M2N32SLI.BINandsaveittoaoppydisk,CDROMoraUSBashdiskin

FAT 16/12 format

.

SaveonlytheupdatedBIOSleinthedisktoavoidloadingthewrongBIOSle.

2. CopytheAwardBIOSFlashUtility(awdash.exe)fromtheSoftwarefolderof

thesupportCDtotheoppydisk,CDROMoraUSBashdiskwiththelatest

BIOSle.

3. BootthesysteminDOSmodeusingthebootableoppydisk,CDROMora

USBashdiskyoucreatedearlier.

4. UndertheDOSmode,

AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1.14

use<X:>(Xstandsfor

(C) Phoenix Technologies Ltd. All Rights Reserved

the name of the disk

For NF590-SLI-M2N32-SLI-DELUXE DATE:03/30/2006

Flash Type - PMC Pm49FL004T LPC/FWH

assignment) to switch to

thefolderofoppydisk,

File Name to Program:

CDROMorUSBash

diskyousavedtheBIOS

leandAwardBIOSFlash

Utility.

5. Attheprompt,type

Message: Please input File Name!

awdashthenpress

<Enter>. The Award BIOS

FlashUtilityscreenappears.

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Chapter2: Manage/update BIOS