Asus bios flash

[tonybony]

Hi all. I have a problem i would like some help with.
I have recently built my first gaming pc,
Asus v formula-z mobo
AMD 8350 cpu.
My problem is how to download the latest bios to a flash drive. I have no intention of flashing my bios as everything is working perfectly but i would like to have the latest bios on a memory stick in case i need it at some point in the future.
I went to to Asus website & downloaded the latest bios, 1503, i believe, but the bios seemed to download almost instantaniously so i am now wondering if i've done it correctly, i thought it would have taken at least a short while to download. When i look at my flash drive i see the bios there, at least the name, but i'm wondering if it is the full programme as i have never flashed a bios before & need to be sure if i am ever to use it.
Any help would be gratefully recieved.
I'm a newbie :/

 

[Guest]

Hi all. I have a problem i would like some help with.
I have recently built my first gaming pc,
Asus v formula-z mobo
AMD 8350 cpu.
My problem is how to download the latest bios to a flash drive. I have no intention of flashing my bios as everything is working perfectly but i would like to have the latest bios on a memory stick in case i need it at some point in the future.
I went to to Asus website & downloaded the latest bios, 1503, i believe, but the bios seemed to download almost instantaniously so i am now wondering if i've done it correctly, i thought it would have taken at least a short while to download. When i look at my flash drive i see the bios there, at least the name, but i'm wondering if it is the full programme as i have never flashed a bios before & need to be sure if i am ever to use it.
Any help would be gratefully recieved.
I'm a newbie :/

Check the file size of the BIOS from their website.
They dont also recommend to update Bios if the system already running normally.

 

[markwp]

Check the size of the downloaded file against the size noted on the asus website. Bios files are not overly large and if you have a good connection they will download quickly.

Mark

 

[tonybony]

Check the size of the downloaded file against the size noted on the asus website. Bios files are not overly large and if you have a good connection they will download quickly.

Mark

It says 3.304kb. Would that be about right. I've never messed with the bios you see so i need to be sure.
I've also had to rename it C5FZ.CAP !!!!
Thank you for our help btw

 

[markwp]

Recheck the size. It should be 3.3mb. You indicate 3.304kb - do you mean 3,304kb?

 

[tonybony]

Recheck the size. It should be 3.3mb. You indicate 3.304kb - do you mean 3,304kb?

It's definitely 3.304kb

 

[markwp]

I suspect you got a bad download - give it another try.

 

[tonybony]

I suspect you got a bad download - give it another try.

 

[tonybony]

I suspect you got a bad download - give it another try.

I've tried it half a dozen times from the official Asus website & although it says 3.3mb on there i always get the same 3.304kb :/

 

[alexoiu]

Sorry, but that's a bit funny. It's like saying 7 days instead of a week.
To make things worse, unzip the file and you'll get 8 MB.
Isn't this magic?

PS: it's 3.304 and not 3,304 because of the metrics. Some people (like most Europeans) do use normal digits separator (just kidding).
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070721080356AApMpte

 

[tonybony]

Sorry, but that's a bit funny. It's like saying 7 days instead of a week.
To make things worse, unzip the file and you'll get 8 MB.
Isn't this magic?

PS: it's 3.304 and not 3,304 because of the metrics. Some people (like most Europeans) do use normal digits separator (just kidding).
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070721080356AApMpte

Sarcastic sod

 

[alexoiu]

Sorry again, I couldn't help myself.