User Guide

ASUS MAXIMUS IX EXTREME
2-15
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M9E.CAP.
3. Copy M9E.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.
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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 port