Anybody know how to update an ASUS BIOS

[hayley3]

Asus doesn't provide instructions. I searched here but that didn't work either.
I went into the Bios and saw the EZ Flash Utility but there was no way to choose the USB drive and it was inserted and Windows recognized it. My only choices were fso, fs1:\recovery, fs2, fs3, fs4.

Thanks,
Cheryl

 

[SkyBill40]

What mobo is it? The vendor is clearly ASUS, but the board model makes a difference. There's likely instructions on the ASUS website for it.

 

[hayley3]

It's a VivoMini PC.

 

[SkyBill40]

There are several models of the Vivo. Which one is it specifically?

 

[10tacle]

Is there a specific/mandatory reason you need to update the BIOS? I ask because it is a risky move if something goes wrong in the process it can trash your motherboard.

 

[hayley3]

UN62 i5-4210U

 

[SkyBill40]

You can start here:

https://www.asus.com/us/Mini-PCs/VivoMini_UN62/HelpDesk_BIOS/

 

[hayley3]

Is there a specific/mandatory reason you need to update the BIOS? I ask because it is a risky move if something goes wrong in the process it can trash your motherboard.

Initially I thought the PC was messing up but it turned out my new 4K LG monitor is defective. But I thought it would be good to know how to do it just for learning purposes. I have updated the BIOS many times on an intel motherboard and that was super easy and I'm surprised ASUS doesn't provide documentation for that. I didn't find it anyway..so I came here.

 

[hayley3]

You can start here:

https://www.asus.com/us/Mini-PCs/VivoMini_UN62/HelpDesk_BIOS/

I was already there and didn't find any information...I downloaded the bios update though..which turned out to be a CAP file.

 

[hayley3]

Amazingly...ASUS answered my email very quickly and here is what they said:

Instruction using Winflash: [ Click on Winflash FAQ for visual guide]

Step 1. Run Winflash ( Download Winflash Here if not already installed on Notebook)
Step 2. Please click “OK” when introduce message pop-up

Download latest firmware file Version 1307
Extract BIOS file to desktop

Step 3. Select and open the updated BIOS image file.
Step 4. Please confirm the loaded BIOS information as displayed in the following image.

If BIOS is correct and ready for update, it will display “BIOS file is correct. Click to update the BIOS.”

Step 5. Press “Flash” to initialize BIOS updating procedure.
Step 6. Press "Exit" when procedure completes and system will automatically shutdowns.
Step 7. Press power button to start notebook and enter BIOS. (Press F2 when screen shows ASUS logo)

Press F9 to load optimized default then press Enter to apply setting.

Step 8. Press F10 to save configuration then press Enter to restart notebook.

 

[SkyBill40]

Looks good to me. Hopefully you got what you needed. Best of luck.