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a firmware update. Different BIOS makers use slightly different processes for

flashing the BIOS, but, in general, you insert a removable disk of some sort

(usually a USB thumb drive) containing an updated BIOS file and use the

updating utility in CMOS setup.

Some motherboard makers provide Windows-based flash ROM update

utilities that check the Internet for updates and download them for you to

install. Most of these utilities also enable you to back up your current BIOS

so you can return to it if the updated version causes trouble. Without a good

backup, you could end up throwing away your motherboard if a flash BIOS

update goes wrong, so you should always make one.

Finally, a lot of motherboards these days have system setup utilities that

can connect directly to the Internet and access updates that way. Figure 5-38

shows one such update utility.

Figure 5-38 ROM-updating program for an ASUS motherboard

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