Manual
Table Of Contents
- About this guide
- Safety information
- Chapter 1: Product introduction
- Chapter 2: Hardware setup
- Chapter 3: Installation options
- Chapter 4: Motherboard info
- Chapter 5: BIOS setup
- 5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS
- 5.2 BIOS setup program
- 5.3 Main menu
- 5.4 Advanced menu
- 5.4.1 CPU Configuration
- 5.4.2 CPU Power Management Configuration
- 5.4.3 Chipset Configuration
- 5.4.4 PCH SATA Configuration
- 5.4.5 PCH SCU SAS Configuration
- 5.4.6 PCI Subsystem Settings
- 5.4.7 Onboard LAN Configuration
- 5.4.8 USB Configuration
- 5.4.9 Trusted Computing
- 5.4.10 ACPI Settings
- 5.4.11 WHEA Configuration
- 5.4.12 APM
- 5.4.13 Serial Port Console Redirection
- 5.4.14 ME Subsystem
- 5.4.15 Legacy Devices Configuration
- 5.4.16 Runtime Error Logging
- 5.5 Server Mgmt menu
- 5.6 Event Logs menu
- 5.7 Boot menu
- 5.8 Monitor menu
- 5.9 Security menu
- 5.10 Tool menu
- 5.11 Exit menu
- Chapter 6: RAID configuration
- Chapter 7: Driver installation
- 7.1 RAID driver installation
- 7.2 Intel® chipset device software installation
- 7.3 Intel@ Network Connections Software installation
- 7.4 VGA driver installation
- 7.5 Intel® C600 Series Chipset SCU SATA RAID Drivers
- 7.6 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3.0 installation
- 7.7 Intel® I350 Gigabit Adapters Driver installation
- 7.8 Management applications and utilities installation
- Appendix: Reference information

5-4 Chapter 5: BIOS setup
5.1.3 BUPDATER utility
The succeeding BIOS screens are for reference only. The actual BIOS screen
displays may not be the same as shown.
The BUPDATER utility allows you to update the BIOS le in DOS environment
using a bootable USB ash disk drive with the updated BIOS le.
UpdatingtheBIOSle
To update the BIOS le using the BUPDATER utility:
1. Visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com and download the latest BIOS le
for the motherboard. Save the BIOS le to a bootable USB ash disk drive.
2. Copy the BUPDATER utility (BUPDATER.exe) from the ASUS support
website at support.asus.com to the bootable USB ash disk drive you created
earlier.
3. Boot the system in DOS mode, then at the prompt, type:
BUPDATER /i[lename].ROM
where [lename] is the latest or the original BIOS le on the bootable USB
ash disk drive, then press <Enter>.
A:\>BUPDATER /i[le name].ROM
• This function can support devices such as a USB ash disk with FAT 32/16
format and single partition only.
• DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent
system boot failure!
Ensure to load the BIOS default settings to ensure system compatibility and
stability. Press <F5> and select Yes to load the BIOS default settings.