Asus Ez Flash 3 Utility V03.00 Update Review

And my cat? He now has his own dedicated power strip. With a lock.

I inserted the USB drive. The tool whirred to life, scanning the drive with a satisfying progress bar. “File signature verified.” Good. “Reading file.” Great. asus ez flash 3 utility v03.00 update

The ASUS ROG logo appeared on screen. The new BIOS version was displayed in the corner: 2503 . And my cat

I pressed the power button. Nothing. The motherboard’s Q-LEDs were dead. My $700 motherboard was now a very expensive, very flat paperweight. I had just performed a BIOS update in the middle of a power cycle. I had bricked it. I spent the next hour Googling “ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3” and “USB BIOS Flashback” while hyperventilating into a bag of potato chips. Most forums said the same thing: “RMA the board.” Or, “Buy a CH341A programmer and clip.” I inserted the USB drive