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

• 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!