Asus Ez-flash

tauron

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I want to update the bios of my p5k premium mobo. If I use the Ez Flash utility do I have to use the DOS based BIOS or do I use the one for all OS. Also, which version is best for running the Q6600 processor. I see they are now up to version 612
 
I have a P5k-vm in my other machine in which I used the dos file with no problems, could'nt believe how easy it was, As for which is best for your processor I would use the latest bios file, just check the forums for any problems relating to the file you want to flash.
 
It depends on what type of tool it is. Gigabyte have @BIOS which is a Windows tool that downloads the BIOS from the Internet and then flashes it in Windows. I would check the instructions because some tools have to be run in DOS mode which is a real pain these days. I thought Ez-Flash was where you go into the BIOS and then tell it where the BIOS image is and it will flash it for you (Gigabyte call this Q-Flash)?
 
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I've had no bother with it on Asus boards up until my current one, a striker II extreme. It's insane for me and wont play nice at all, which in the end is a good thing as Asus' forums are bunged with people who've bricked their boards with it.

Not sure if the problem extends to intel chipset bearing boards, but it seems the safe money is on booting from the Mobo CD with the bios image on a USB stick.
 
I have no intention of flashing within windows as I have heard of so many people with problems. I will use the dos file then with the ez-flash utility. Many thanks.
 
Done well over a 100 BIOS 'blows' within windows with mobo guis without issue.
FAR safer than doing in DOS with a FLOPPY:eek:

NEVER update BIOS unless you have confirmed 100% that the system is stable, in windows or DOS as it makes no difference if the system is unstable.
 
I don't know if it differs between manufacturers but I've been using Gigabytes @BIOS for years without a single problem, it downloads from the Internet and does a checksum and won't let you flash if it is the incorrect one for the motherboard. There are also some pretty good failsafes on the board to if you do hose it.
 
RobH said:
I don't know if it differs between manufacturers but I've been using Gigabytes @BIOS for years without a single problem, it downloads from the Internet and does a checksum and won't let you flash if it is the incorrect one for the motherboard. There are also some pretty good failsafes on the board to if you do hose it.
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There doesn't seemed to be any complaints about @BIOS killing boards, despite them being very popular boards. Tho I would still advise the floppy and Q-Flash methods. It seems to be mainly ASUS and Abit boards that are affected.
 
With Asus boards in the past i have used any one of five different methods, 1) EZ Flash from flash drive, 2) EZ Flash from FAT16/32 HDD partition, 3) DOS using CD ROM, 4) DOS using FAT16/32 HDD partition, 4) DOS using RAMDRIVE, 5) DOS using flash drive, all of which are a hell of a lot safer than Windows or floppy disk.
 
I did this in Windows Vista and for some reason it decided to undo my RAID 0 array.

Thanks Asus for the brown pants moment... I will be sticking to the bios method in future me thinks :/
 
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