User Guide

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Chapter 2: Hardware Setup

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2.11 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. DownloadthelatestBIOSfromthesupportsiteatwww.asus.com/support/andsaveit

toasUSBstoragedevice.

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

for better compatibility and stability.

• WhendownloadingorupdatingtheBIOSle,renameitasP10SMWSI.CAP for this

motherboard.

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

3. Shut down your computer.

4. PresstheBIOSFlashbackbuttonforthreesecondsuntiltheFlashbackLEDblinks

threetimes,indicatingthattheBIOSFlashbackfunctionisworking.

• Donotunplugportabledisk,powersystem,orpresstheCLR_CMOSbuttonwhile

BIOSupdateisongoing,otherwiseupdatewillbeinterrupted.Incaseofinterruption,

please follow the steps again.

• Ifthelightashesforvesecondsandturnsintoasolidlight,thismeansthat

theBIOSFlashbackisnotoperatingproperly.Thismaybecausedbyimproper

installationoftheUSBstoragedeviceandlename/leformaterror.Ifthisscenario

happens, please restart the system to turn off the light.

• UpdatingBIOSmayhaverisks.IftheBIOSprogramisdamagedduringtheprocess

and results to the system’s failure to boot up, please contact your local ASUS Service

Center.

FormoreBIOSupdateutilitiesinBIOSsetup,refertothesection4.1 Managing and

updating your BIOS in Chapter 4.

USB BIOS Flashback port BIOS Flashback button

5. Waituntilthelightgoesout,indicatingthattheBIOSupdatingprocessiscompleted.