Installation Guide

Chapter2: Manage/update BIOS

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2.2 Award BIOS Flash Utility

Updating the BIOS

TheBasicInput/OutputSystem(BIOS)canbeupdatedusingtheAwardBIOS

FlashUtility.FollowtheseinstructionstoupdatetheBIOSusingthisutility.

1. DownloadthelatestBIOSlefromtheASUSwebsite.Renametheleto

M2N32SLI.BINandsaveittoaoppydisk,CDROMoraUSBashdiskin

FAT 16/12 format

SaveonlytheupdatedBIOSleinthedisktoavoidloadingthewrongBIOSle.

2. CopytheAwardBIOSFlashUtility(awdash.exe)fromtheSoftwarefolderof

thesupportCDtotheoppydisk,CDROMoraUSBashdiskwiththelatest

BIOSle.

3. BootthesysteminDOSmodeusingthebootableoppydisk,CDROMora

USBashdiskyoucreatedearlier.

4. UndertheDOSmode,

use<X:>(Xstandsfor

the name of the disk

assignment) to switch to

thefolderofoppydisk,

CDROMorUSBash

diskyousavedtheBIOS

leandAwardBIOSFlash

Utility.

5. Attheprompt,type

awdashthenpress

<Enter>. The Award BIOS

FlashUtilityscreenappears.

AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1.14

Message: Please input File Name!

For NF590-SLI-M2N32-SLI-DELUXE DATE:03/30/2006

Flash Type - PMC Pm49FL004T LPC/FWH

File Name to Program: