User's Manual

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Chapter 2: BIOS Setup
2.9 Tool menu
The Tool menu items allow you to congure options for special functions. Select an item then
press <Enter> to display the sub‑menu.
2.9.1 ASUS EZ Flash 3 Utility
Allows you to run ASUS EZ Flash 3. Press <Enter> to launch the ASUS EZ Flash 3 screen.
Ensure that you run Secure Erase on a compatible SSD. Running Secure Erase on an
incompatible SSD will render the SSD totally unusable.
• For the list of Secure Erase‑compatible SSDs, visit the ASUS Support site at
https://www.asus.com/support/.
• It may take a while to erase the contents of your SSD depending on its size. Do not
turn off the system during the process.
• Secure Erase is only supported on Intel SATA port. For more information about Intel
SATA ports, refer to section 1.2.3 Motherboard layout of this manual.
For more details, see section 2.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 3.
2.9.2 Secure Erase
SSD speed performance may degrade over time due to accumulated les and frequent data‑
writing. Secure Erase completely cleans your SSD and restore it to its factory settings.