[SOLVED] Update BIOS from Linux Boot Stick

[weisbrja]

Hi!

I have an ASUS Z170-a motherboard that I want to update the BIOS of.
However, I don't have an OS installed and therefore want to update the BIOS from a Linux Boot Stick (I have one already).

I found this: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Flashing_BIOS_from_Linux#ASUS, but I couldn't follow the instructions, since they were unclear to me (I don't even know what System Tools to download) and all the instructions on the linked website seem to be for Windows.

Thanks, help much appreciated!

 

[Lutfij]

Welcome to the forums, newcomer!

You don't need an OS installed on the platform in order to flash/update the BIOS, instead you flash the BIOS from within BIOS. You will however need a donor PC/laptop to do what's been stated in this guide;

View: https://youtu.be/ew56etG6QYY

 

[weisbrja]

Hi, thanks. I downloaded the newest BIOS version (from 2018?!) and flashed it using the instructions in the video. Everything worked as expected. However, the M.2 drive still doesn't show up. Do you have ideas for that?

 

[weisbrja]

Nevermind, I fixed it! The new BIOS version had a flag how the M.2 should be handled. I had to change it from SATA Express to M.2 and now everything is working.

 

[weisbrja]

How do I close this?