ASUS EZ Flash 2 Can't See My USB Drive

[mistercrabby]

Guys, i'm in spin cycle trying to flash my ASUS P5N-E SLI. Current ROM is 0602. Update I'm trying to apply is 1406.

I'm using a couple of 2gig thumb drives, same result. Formatted to FAT.

Downloaded the update.

Renamed the file with several variants based on conflicting info on forums-

a. kept the zip compressed and did not rename: 1406.zip
b. kept the zip compressed and changed the extension to ROM: 1406zip.ROM
c. extracted the file and got 1406.bin and kept it: 1406.bin
d. extracted the file and changed extension to .rom: 1406.rom

I go into the EZ Flash 2 utility and it shows an a: and a c:. Neither shows my files.

Can't tell if that's because it doesn't see my thumb drive or it sees it and doesn't show the files.

Saw a forum that suggested making it bootable, so went through that routine and same files and results as above.

Please help!

 

[Bubbaleone]

It doesn't matter whether a BIOS update is a .bin or .rom file, and Asus wouldn't supply 1406.BIN if it didn't work. Here's a clear description from the Asus support forum of how to use EZ Flash 2.


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[mistercrabby]

Yep, did all that and am stuck at step 10/11. I try the drive letters and no files show up in the list for me to select.

 

[Bubbaleone]

Just to recap; the USB stick is formatted with a single FAT/FAT32 partition, you extracted 1406.bin and copied it, and the USB stick was connected prior to booting the PC? The only other thing I can think of is if you're using a USB 3.0 stick the BIOS probably isn't recognizing it. I know they're supposed to be backward compatible with 1.1 and 2.0, but try using a USB 2.0 if the one you have is a USB 3.0.

Edit: since I'm not sitting in front of your PC; what is step 10/11? You may want to watch this ASUS Feature Video: EZ Flash 2, just to double-check your procedure.


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[mistercrabby]

Thanks. I'll try to figure that out.

The steps are from the linke Bubba supplied to Asus instructions.

 

[mistercrabby]

Guys, I verified it's a 2.0 flash drive. I talked to ASUS tech support and they recommended formatting as FAT32. EZ Flash 2 still doesn't see it.

Any ideas??

 

[Bubbaleone]

Are you saying that EZ Flash doesn't see the .bin file, or doesn't see the USB stick at all?

 

[mistercrabby]

Bubba, that's the thing, I'm not sure. Two drives show up, A: and C:. Neither shows any files. Just for fun, I put the file on my c: and d: hardrives and that didn't change anything. I can't tell if the flash drive is A:, C: or neither. I'm guessing neither.

The flash drive shows in windows, reformatted as FAT32 and I put the files on it as above, then reboot. I can see the flash drive glowing in the case.

I'm stumped!

 

[Bubbaleone]

I'm not familiar with your BIOS layout but look for any settings pertaining to USB and booting from USB. It's got to be a setting in BIOS that's not correctly configured, otherwise EZ Flash would instantly recognize the USB stick. EZ Flash is a very reliable Asus utility. If nothing else; note your current BIOS settings then clear the CMOS to reset the BIOS to default settings, and test it like that.