BIOS Update Guide

Keep your motherboard firmware up-to-date for improved stability, hardware compatibility, and performance. Follow the steps below for your specific manufacturer.

~20 min12 stepsUSB Required

Proceed with caution.

A failed BIOS update can make your system unbootable. Do not power off your PC during the flashing process.

Select your motherboard brand

Steps

ASUS

1
Identify motherboard
Identify your motherboard model
Open System Information from the Windows search bar. Check BaseBoard Product and BaseBoard Manufacturer and write down the exact names.
You can also run wmic baseboard get product,manufacturer in Command Prompt for a quick lookup.
2
Read board model
Confirm the model name
In System Information, BaseBoard Product is your motherboard model.
3
Find support page
Open your motherboard's support site
Search Google using your model name. The official ASUS support page is usually the first link at the top.
4
Download BIOS
Download the latest BIOS
On your ASUS support page, open BIOS, review the list, and download the latest version from the top.
5
Locate download
Find the file on your PC
The file is typically in your Downloads folder by default.
6
Extract archive
Extract the BIOS archive
Right-click the ZIP and Extract it.
7
Run BIOSRenamer
Prepare the BIOS file (ASUS)
Inside the extracted folder, run BIOSRenamer.exe first. It prepares the BIOS file; you should then see the ready file in the same folder.
8
Copy to USB
Copy the file to USB
When the file is ready, copy it to a USB flash drive or secondary drive.
9
Enter BIOS
Boot into UEFI / BIOS
Restart and press Delete during boot to enter BIOS. Then press F7 or use Advanced Mode (bottom right).
10
EZ Flash 3
Open ASUS EZ Flash 3
Go to the Tool tab and select ASUS EZ FLASH 3 UTILITY.
11
Select file & flash
Select your BIOS file
In EZ Flash, pick your USB or drive from the list, select your BIOS file on the right, and start the update. The system may restart 2–3 times automatically.
Do not interrupt power during flashing.
12
After flash
Complete the restart prompts
When prompted, press F1. Back in BIOS, you can press F10 to save changes and exit if needed.