User Guide

ASUS MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME
2-13
Chapter 2
2.2 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,pressthe
USBBIOSFlashbackbuttonforthreeseconds,andtheBIOSisupdatedautomatically.
To use USB BIOS Flashback:
1. DownloadthelatestBIOSlefromtheASUSwebsite.
2. ExtractandrenametheBIOSimageletoM8E.CAP.
3. Copy M8E.CAPtotherootdirectoryofyourUSBstoragedevice.
4. TurnoffthesystemandconnecttheUSBstoragedevicetotheUSBBIOSFlashback
port.
5. PresstheUSBBIOSFlashbackbuttonfor3secondsuntiltheBIOS_LED1orBIOS_
LED2ashes.
AashinglightindicatesthattheBIOSFlashbackfunctionisenabled.Thelightgoesout
whentheprocessofupdatingtheBIOSiscomplete.
• FormoreBIOSupdateutilitiesinBIOSsetup,refertothesectionUpdating BIOS in
Chapter 3.
• ConnectyourUSBkeyboardontheKeyBotIIportifyouwanttousetheKeyBot
feature.
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.
USB BIOS
Flashback button
USB BIOS
Flashback port
KeyBot II
port