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ASUS ESC500 G4

2.10 BIOS update utility

USB BIOS Flashback

USBBIOSFlashbackallowsyoutoeasilyupdatetheBIOSwithoutenteringtheexisting

BIOSoroperatingsystem.SimplyinsertaUSBstoragedevicetotheUSBport(theUSBport

holemarkedingreenontheI/Oshield)thenpresstheUSBBIOSFlashbackbuttonforthree

secondstoautomaticallyupdatetheBIOS.

To use USB BIOS Flashback:

1. PlacethebundledsupportDVDtotheopticaldriveandinstalltheUSBBIOS

FlashbackWizard.Followtheonscreeninstructionstocompletetheinstallation.

2. InserttheUSBstoragedevicetotheUSBFlashbackport.

• WerecommendyoutouseaUSB2.0storagedevicetosavethelatestBIOSversion

for better compatibility and stability.

• Refertosection2.11.1 Rear I/O connectionforthelocationoftheUSBportthat

supportsUSBBIOSFlashback.

3. LaunchtheUSBBIOSFlashbackWizardtoautomaticallydownloadthelatestBIOS

version.

4. Shut down your computer.

5. Onyourmotherboard,presstheBIOSFlashbackbuttonforthreesecondsuntilthe

FlashbackLEDblinksthreetimes,indicatingthattheBIOSFlashbackfunctionis

enabled.

Refer to section 3.4 Onboard LEDsformoreinformationoftheFlashbackLED.

IfthesystemfailstobootafterashingtheBIOS,unplugthepowercoreandrestartthe

system.