Following AMD's announcement of the latest A-series APUs, Asus was quick to announce that all of its current A-series motherboards are ready for the newest refreshed APUs. The company's press release stated that Asus announced support for AMD A-Series "Godavari" APUs. (As we mentioned in an earlier post, though, the new line is a "Kaveri refresh;" "Godavari" was just internal nomenclature.)
| Header Cell - Column 0 | Model Name | UEFI BIOS Version | UEFI BIOS Update Tool | Graphics Driver Version | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USB BIOS Flashback | EZ Update | ||||
| A88X | Crossblade Ranger | 1002 | Yes | Yes | V14.502.1013.0 |
| A88X-Pro | 1902 | Yes | Yes | ||
| A88X-Gamer | 904 | N/A | Yes | ||
| A88X-Plus | 2302 | N/A | Yes | ||
| A88XM-Plus | 2202 | N/A | Yes | ||
| A88XM-A | 2204 | N/A | Yes | ||
| A88XM-E | 1204 | N/A | Yes | ||
| A78 | A78M-A | 1501 | N/A | Yes | |
| A78M-E | 1301 | N/A | Yes | ||
| A68 | A68HM-Plus | 803 | N/A | Yes | |
| A68HM-E | 803 | N/A | Yes | ||
| A68HM-K | 803 | N/A | Yes | ||
| A68HM-F | 507 | N/A | Yes | ||
| A58 | A58-C | 804 | N/A | Yes | |
| A58M-A/USB3 | 1505 | N/A | Yes | ||
| A58M-A/BR | 1201 | N/A | Yes | ||
| A58M-E | 1603 | N/A | Yes | ||
| A58M-E R2.0 | 703 | N/A | Yes | ||
| A58M-K | 1302 | N/A | Yes | ||
| A58M-F | 1303 | N/A | Yes | ||
| A55 | A55-C Plus | 1004 | N/A | Yes | |
| A55BM-Plus | 2102 | N/A | Yes | ||
| A55BM-A/USB3 | 2701 | N/A | Yes | ||
| A55BM-E | 2501 | N/A | Yes | ||
| A55BM-E/BR | 1701 | N/A | Yes | ||
| A55BM-K | 1801 | N/A | Yes |
Owners of Asus A88X-Pro and Crossblade Ranger motherboards have an additional option for flashing their BIOS. These two top-end boards have support for a feature called USB BIOS Flashback. Using this method, users will save the BIOS file on a USB thumb drive. The motherboard simply needs power -- it doesn't even need a CPU or memory installed. With the USB stick plugged in, simply press the USB BIOS flashback button and the rest should be automatic.
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