Ryan Kirby :
Specops125 :
You might need a BIOS update for the motherboard. Have you used Asus EZ Flash before? You can do it with just standby power from the PSU, and getting the right file onto a USB to plug into the mobo.
I've never used that, how does it work? I've always used MSI and Gigabyte boards in the past
Copying from another post I had made, below is how I would explain how to do Asus EZ Flash. In a nutshell, you can update the BIOS by putting a BIOS update file on a USB, plugging it into the right USB port on the mobo, and pressing a button on the mobo, without ever having to turn the comp on, access BIOS, etc. So the guide:
(iv) Using Asus EZ Flash to update BIOS was really easy, but surprisingly difficult to get a clear how-to guide either via the mobo manual or forums posts. Here's my stab at it:
(1) Download the correct zip folder from the Asus website. The operating system Asus makes you select before presenting you with a file is completely irrelevant for BIOS. For example, I used a Vista 64-bit comp to download the file for a system that would ultimately be Windows 8.1 64-bit. Also, just choose the newest version. If you somehow know you have the third oldest BIOS version, you don't need to update to the second oldest before updating to the current one, etc.
(2) Take the actual file out of the zip folder and rename it according to whatever naming convention Asus tells you. So far, it looks like Asus has always asked you to drop any spaces or underscores or anything other then the mobo model type from the name. So my file became P9X79LE.cap . Also, if you research this you will come across a lot of stuff about converting a .rom file to .cap . As far as I can tell, .rom no longer exists for new Asus motherboards (no idea if its used by other mobo manufactures or if they ever used it or if they even have something like EZ Flash). So what I'm trying to say is is that the file is already .cap and new mobos appear to be configured for .cap , so you can ignore the .rom conversion stuff.
(3) Reformat a USB drive to FAT or FAT32, or ensure that it is already formatted as such. I don't know if USBs are already formatted as FAT or FAT32 (probably are), or whether you need a blank USB (or can just place the .cap file at the top most layer of the USB a.k.a. the root), but I did this just to be safe. Reformatting erases all data on the USB drive, be careful. Reformatting is easy, in a nut shell, you right-click the icon of the drive and select format and simply follow the steps, really only making sure it will be formatted as FAT or FAT32 and leaving the other settings to whatever they were. A comprehensive guide is here.
(4) Ensure your motherboard is connected to the PSU, and the PSU is plugged to the wall, and the PSU switch is turned to on. You need standby power (that is, it just needs to be plugged in) for the mobo to do this. You can tell the motherboard is receiving power because after a few seconds of being plugged in, a green light turns on on the board and stays on.
(5) Copy your renamed .cap file into the USB and plug the USB into the specific USB slot on the motherboard that is meant to be used for EZ Flash.
(6) Hold down the EZ Flash button on the motherboard for about 3 seconds, until the LED next to it starts flashing.
(7) Once the light goes out, you are done, and have updated Asus BIOS via EZ Flash.
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This is the Asus support page for the A55BM-A motherboard.