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4.1 
Managing and updating your BIOS
The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic 
Input/Output System (BIOS) setup.
1.  ASUS Update (Updates the BIOS in Windows
®
 environment.)
2.  ASUS EZ Flash 2 (Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a floppy disk/USB 
flash disk, or the motherboard support CD.)
3.  Award BIOS Flash Utility (Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy disk / 
USB flash disk or a CD ROM.)
4.  ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 (Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy disk/
USB flash disk or the motherboard support CD when the BIOS file fails or 
gets corrupted.)
Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities.
Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk in 
case you need to restore the BIOS in the future. Copy the original motherboard 
BIOS using the ASUS Update or AFUDOS utilities.
Installing ASUS Update
To install ASUS Update:
1.  Place the support CD in the optical drive. The Drivers menu appears. 
2.  Click the Utilities tab, then click ASUS Update. 
3.  The ASUS Update utility is copied to your system.
4.1.1 
ASUS Update utility
The ASUS Update is a utility that allows you to manage, save, and update the 
motherboard BIOS in Windows
®
 environment. The ASUS Update utility allows you 
to:
  • 
Save the current BIOS file
  • 
Download the latest BIOS file from the Internet
  • 
Update the BIOS from an updated BIOS file
  • 
Update the BIOS directly from the Internet, and
  • 
View the BIOS version information.
This utility is available in the support CD that comes with the motherboard 
package.
ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an 
Internet Service Provider (ISP).