ASUS today announced that all 9 Series motherboards offer support for 5th-generation Intel Core processors (Broadwell), assuring a quick, safe, and smooth upgrade - immediately. The easy-to-use ASUS USB BIOS Flashback or BIOS Updater tools enable users to update the UEFI BIOS quickly, unleashing the great performance of the latest high-performance CPUs.
ASUS 9 Series motherboards that include the renowned ASUS USB BIOS Flashback feature enable users to apply UEFI BIOS updates with incredible ease. This innovative tool downloads the latest BIOS to a USB flash drive, enabling users to update the award-winning ASUS UEFI BIOS quickly and easily. The motherboard does not even need to have a CPU or DRAM modules in place: users can simply connect the power supply, plug in their USB drive, press the USB BIOS Flashback or Reset button and then sit back and wait - there's nothing else to do.
Users keen to take advantage of the power of the latest 5th-generation Intel Core processors can visit the ASUS website, at www.asus.com, and download the relevant UEFI BIOS version today. The following ASUS 9 Series motherboards can be updated for compatibility with the latest Intel CPUs:
ASUS BIOS updates are available immediately worldwide.
Intel 5th Gen (Broadwell) CPU support is here (even if the LGA chips aren’t quite yet), but it’s good to be ready for your upgrade! Here’s the list of BIOS’ for 9 series motherboards and you can use EZ Flash 2 in the BIOS, USB BIOS Flashback or the Windows BIOS update tool within AISuite III to do it.
Model name | BIOS version |
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Z97 | Z97-Deluxe(NFC & WLC) | 2205 |
Z97-Deluxe/USB 3.1 | 0401 | |
Z97-Deluxe | 2205 | |
Z97-Pro(Wi-Fi ac)/USB 3.1 | 2302 | |
Z97-Pro(Wi-Fi ac) | 2205 | |
Z97-Pro | 2205 | |
Z97-A/USB 3.1 | 0501 | |
Z97-A | 2205 | |
Z97-AR | 2205 | |
Sabertooth Z97 Mark 1/USB 3.1 | 0401 | |
Sabertooth Z97 Mark 1 | 2205 | |
Sabertooth Z97 Mark 2 | 2205 | |
Sabertooth Z97 Mark S | 2205 | |
Gryphon Z97 Armor Edition | 2205 | |
Gryphon Z97 | 2205 | |
Maximus VII Formula | 2304 | |
Maximus VII Hero | 2304 | |
Maximus VII Ranger | 2304 | |
Maximus VII Gene | 2304 | |
Maximus VII Impact | 2304 | |
Z97-Pro Gamer | 2002 | |
Z97I-PLUS | 2502 | |
Z97M-PLUS | 2604 | |
Z97-K | 2502 | |
Z97-C | 2401 | |
Z97-E | 0602 | |
Z97-P | 2702 | |
Z97-K R2.0 | 0702 | |
H97 | H97-Pro Gamer | 2402 |
H97I-Plus | 2502 | |
H97M-Plus | 2402 | |
H97-Plus | 2402 | |
H97-Pro | 2703 | |
H97M-E | 2302 |