ASUS H97M-PLUS User Manual

1. 

Turn on the system.

2. 

Insert the support DVD to the optical drive or the USB flash drive that contains the 

BIOS file to the USB port.

3. 

The utility automatically checks the devices for the BIOS file. When found, the utility 

reads the BIOS file and enters ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility automatically.

4. 

The system requires you to enter BIOS Setup to recover BIOS settings. To ensure 

system compatibility and stability, we recommend that you press <F5> to load default 

BIOS values.

DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Doing so can cause 

system boot failure!

ASUS BIOS Updater allows you to update the BIOS in DOS environment. 

The screen captures used in this section are for reference only and may not be exactly the 

same as actually shown on your computer screen.

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Prepare the motherboard support DVD and a USB flash drive.

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Download the latest BIOS file and BIOS Updater from http://support.asus.com and 

save them in your USB flash drive.

NTFS is not supported under FreeDOS environment. Ensure that your USB flash drive is in 

single partition and in FAT32/16 format.

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Turn off the computer.

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Ensure that your computer has a DVD optical drive.

To boot the system in DOS:

1. 

Insert the USB flash drive with the latest BIOS file and BIOS Updater to the USB port.

2. 

Boot your computer then press <F8> to launch the select boot device screen.

3. 

When the select boot device screen appears, insert the Support DVD into the optical 

drive then select the optical drive as the boot device.

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