Update your ASUS 8 Series motherboard UEFI BIOS in a flash

1. Select the exact UEFI BIOS file

Visit the ASUS website,
at www.asus.com/support then download the relevant BIOS file for your motherboard. Refer to the ‘supported model list’ to confirm your UEFI BIOS version.

Example:

+BIOS

2. Rename the BIOS file and save it to root folder on the USB storage device

Download the “BIOS Renamer for USB BIOS Flashback and Crashfree BIOS 2” tool, which you’ll find in the “BIOS-Utilities” section of your motherboard’s Support page. Save the unzipped BIOS (.CAP) file and BIOS Renamer to the top-level (root) folder on the USB storage device and follow the steps that indicated on support site to complete the renaming processes.

Example:

+BIOS Utilities

3. Connect a power supply to your system

4. Plug USB storage device and press the button to complete the BIOS update

Plug the USB storage device into the motherboard’s USB BIOS Flashback port. Now press and hold USB BIOS Flashback button/ROG Connect button/onboard BIOS FLBK/Reset button for three seconds until the LED begins to blink, then release.

1. Download the UEFI BIOS file   BIOS Updater tool

Download the ‘BIOS updater for New 4th Gen Intel Core Processors’ and relevant BIOS file for your motherboard from ASUS official website at www.asus.com/support. Refer to the ‘supported model list’ to confirm your UEFI BIOS version.

Example:

+BIOS

2. Launch the BIOS Updater tool

Double-click the ‘Update.exe’ file to launch the ‘BIOS updater for New 4th Gen Intel Core Processors’ tool.

* Note: To update your UEFI BIOS with the ‘BIOS updater for New 4th Gen Intel Core Processors’ tool you must boot your system with a current 4th generation Intel Core processor installed. When the update is complete, you can replace the current processor with a new 4th generation Intel Core processor.

3. Ensure the Intel MEI (Management Engine Interface) driver is installed

The application will first check to see if the Intel MEI driver is installed in the PC. If it isn’t, you’ll see the upper-right screenshot. Click ‘No’ to cancel the update process then download the relevant driver from your motherboard’s Support page — you’ll find it within ‘Driver & Tools’ and then ‘Chipset’. Please install Intel MEI before the UEFI BIOS update.

Example:

+Chipset

4. Select the UEFI BIOS file to start the update

Click ‘Browse’ then select the UEFI BIOS file, click the ‘Yes’ button to begin the update.