Update your ASUS 9 Series motherboard UEFI BIOS in a flash

Ready for the 5th gen Intel Core processors

Two-step check list:
1. Is your motherboard on the ‘supported model list’? Click the button below to find out
2. Choose your update method – USB BIOS Flashback or in-BIOS updater

USB BIOS Flashback

System requirements:

  • Power supply
  • USB storage
  • ASUS 9 Series featuring USB BIOS Flashback

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.

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BIOS Updater

System requirements:

  • A running ASUS 9 Series motherboard-based system, with current generation Intel Core processor installed.

1. Download the UEFI BIOS file   BIOS Updater tool

Download the ‘BIOS updater for 5th 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 5th Gen Intel Core Processors’ tool.

* Note: To update your UEFI BIOS with the ‘BIOS updater for 5th Gen Intel Core Processors’ tool you must boot your system with a current generation Intel Core processor installed. When the update is complete, you can replace the current processor with a 5th generation Intel Core processor.

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.

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Supported model list

The following ASUS 9 Series motherboards can be updated with the listed (or later) BIOS version for compatibility with the 5th generation Intel Core processors:

Chipset Model name UEFI BIOS
Version
UEFI BIOS update tool
BIOS Flashback BIOS Updater
Z97 Z97-DELUXE/USB 3.1(NFC & WLC) 2401 Yes Yes
Z97-DELUXE(NFC & WLC) 2401 Yes Yes
Z97-DELUXE/USB 3.1 2401 Yes Yes
Z97-DELUXE 2401 Yes Yes
Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac)/USB 3.1 2401 Yes Yes
Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac) 2401 Yes Yes
Z97-PRO 2401 Yes Yes
Z97-A/USB 3.1 2401   Yes
Z97-A 2401   Yes
Z97-AR 2401   Yes
SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1/USB 3.1 2401 Yes Yes
SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 2401 Yes Yes
SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2/USB 3.1 2401 Yes Yes
SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2 2401 Yes Yes
SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK S 2401 Yes Yes
GRYPHON Z97 ARMOR EDITION 2401 Yes Yes
GRYPHON Z97 2401 Yes Yes
MAXIMUS VII FORMULA 2702 Yes Yes
MAXIMUS VII HERO 2702 Yes Yes
MAXIMUS VII RANGER 2702 Yes Yes
MAXIMUS VII GENE 2702 Yes Yes
MAXIMUS VII IMPACT 2702 Yes Yes
Z97-PRO GAMER 2002   Yes
Z97I-PLUS 2502 Yes Yes
Z97M-PLUS 2604   Yes
Z97-C 2401   Yes
Z97-E/USB 3.1 0317   Yes
Z97-E 0602   Yes
Z97-K/USB 3.1 0313   Yes
Z97M-PLUS/BR 2604   Yes
Z97-K R2.0 0702   Yes
Z97-K 2502   Yes
Z97-P 2702   Yes
     
H97 H97-PRO GAMER 2402   Yes
H97I-PLUS 2502   Yes
H97M-PLUS 2402   Yes
H97-PLUS 2402   Yes
H97-PRO 2703   Yes
H97M-E 2302   Yes