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Single Board Computer
4.8 Updating your BIOS
The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard
Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup:
1. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
To recover the BIOS using a bootable USB ash disk drive when the
BIOS le fails or gets corrupted.
2. ASUS EzFlash
Updates the BIOS using a USB ash disk.
3. BUPDATER
Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable USB ash disk drive.
Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities.
IMPORTANT! Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS le to a
bootable USB ash disk drive in case you need to restore the BIOS in
the future. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the BUPDATER
utility.
4.8.1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility
The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 is an auto recovery tool that allows you to
restore the BIOS le when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating
process. You can update a corrupted BIOS le using a USB ash drive that
contains the updated BIOS le.
IMPORTANT! Prepare a USB ash drive containing the updated
motherboard BIOS before using this utility.