ASUS P8H61MLXPLUSR20 Manuel D’Utilisation

Chapter 2: BIOS information

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The ASUS BIOS Updater allows you to update the BIOS in a DOS environment. This utility 

also allows you to copy the current BIOS file for use as a backup when the BIOS fails or gets 

corrupted during the updating process.

The succeeding utility screens are for reference only. The actual utility screen displays may 

not be same as shown.

1. 

Prepare the motherboard support DVD and a USB flash drive formatted using 

FAT16/32 on a single partition.

2. 

Download the latest BIOS file and BIOS Updater from the ASUS website at 

http://support.asus.com and save them on the USB flash drive.

NTFS is not supported under a DOS environment. Do not save the BIOS file and BIOS 

Updater to a hard disk drive or USB flash drive formatted using NTFS.

3. 

Turn off the computer and disconnect all SATA hard disk drives (optional).

1. 

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

2. 

Boot up your computer. When the ASUS Logo appears, press <F8> to access the 

BIOS Boot Device Select Menu. Insert the support DVD into the optical drive and 

select the optical drive as the boot device. 

•  This function supports USB flash disks formatted using FAT 16/32 format on a single 

partition.

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

failure!

3. 

Press <Tab> to switch to the Drive field.

4. 

Press the Up/Down arrow keys to find the USB flash disk that contains the latest BIOS, 

and then press <Enter>. 

5. 

Press <Tab> to switch to the Folder Info field.

6. 

Press the Up/Down arrow keys to find the BIOS file, and then press <Enter> to perform 

the BIOS update process. Reboot the system when the update process is done.

Please select boot device:

 

SATA:  XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

 

USB  XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

 

UEFI:  XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

 

Enter Setup

↑

and ↓ to move selection

 

ENTER to select boot device

 

 ESC to boot using defaults