Update your EEE PC Bios from a USB Drive – A Guide

After looking for a guide on how to update your EEE pc BIOS I found the information a bit lacking. Most were guides on how to update from linux. So here is my guide how to update from a USB key using Windows

Instructions

  • First you need to find your EEE pc version, Then go to the Asus website and download the latest BIOS
  • Format your USB stick in “FAT16″ or in Windows Just “FAT” DO NOT FORMAT IN “FAT32″ or it will freeze reading the BIOS file
  • Extract and rename the BIOS file to “XXXX.BIN” where XXXX is your model number like 1000 or 1000HA(It must be in capitals)
  • Copy this to your USB stick in the root of the drive
  • Reboot your EEE and hold the “ALT” key and tap “F2″
  • Be sure the battery is fully charged, and the power adapter plugged in before starting the BIOS update
  • The EEE will search the USB drive, find the update and program the BIOS
EEE Bios Update
  • DON’T REBOOT OR UNPLUG ONCE THE BIOS HAS COMPLETED READING THE BIOS FILE
  • If the updater won’t read the file check you are using FAT16 not FAT32 or NTFS!

Let me know if this helped you! Leave a comment.

2 Comments (Newest on top)

  1. Marco says:

    Hi,

    i had additional lines that read:

    Start Erasing EC Firmware…:
    Start Programmin EC Firmware…/

    The Bios Update is finished

    Thanks this is very precise. I did not see any help from Asus support page about this….

    • Leonardo says:

      Hello,
      Did you rename the BIOS file to 1000HA.BIN or 1000HA.ROM.
      I notice in the text he says to rename “XXXX.BIN” but in the screen shot is says reading “900A.ROM”. I am wondering which is right. Thanks!

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