New UEFI BIOS Updates! Available from May 2015

Many of us check for updates and drivers habitually, much in the same way as opening a fridge looking for something to eat, despite knowing that we had just checked it an hour ago and the odds are that nothing has changed since then.  Why do we do this?  Because enthusiasts simply can't wait for the possibility of squeezing out even more performance, compatibility, stability, functionality or maybe even a fresh look or new options in the interface.  Sometimes a new update is all you need to take your hardware somewhere it has never gone before, perhaps the 5GHz territory.  ASUS has invested a tremendous amount of time and effort in this area so that you can feel as though you have brand new hardware to ticker with all over again.  Without further ado, here is the list of new updates this month (some may be released at time of writing so take a look anyway if you can't find yours here):

 Q87T-SI 0912
H81T-R2-SI 0501
A88X-PRO 1803
H81M-C-BR 2101
Z97M-PLUS-BR-SI 2701
H81M-C-R2 2201
H81M-E 2201
F2A85-M-LE 6504
H81M-K 1101
F2A55-M-LE 6604
B85M-F-PLUS 0303
H81M-D 2203
H81M-A 2201
H81M-C 2301
GR6 0401
CS-B 1201
H81-PLUS 2301
B85M-G-PLUS 0304
H87I-PLUS-SI 2003
F2A85-V-PRO 6504
H81M-V-PLUS-SI 2006
H81M-V3-SI 2005
AM1M-E 0401
H81M-R 0401
H81M-A-BR-SI 2201
MAXIMUS-VII-GENE 2501
Q87I-PLUS-SI 0401
H81T-SI 0801
M5A97-EVO-R20 2603
X99-A 1402
H81M-CS/BR 0401
B85M-V-PLUS-SI 0602
B85M-F 2402
X99-PRO 1501
P8Z68-V-PRO-GEN3 3802
Q87M-E 1501（D）
X99-DELUXE 1601
X99-DELUXE/U3.1 1601
X99-S 1601
UN42 0701
UN62 0701
VC62B 0405
Z97-K-USB-31 0401
RAMPAGE-V-EXTREME 1401
RAMPAGE-V-EXTREME/U3.1 1401
MAXIMUS-VII-FORMULA 2601
MAXIMUS-VII-FORMULA/WATCH DOGS 2601
MAXIMUS-VII-HERO 2601
MAXIMUS-VII-HERO/ACU 2601
MAXIMUS-VII-RANGER 2601
MAXIMUS-VII-GENE 2601
MAXIMUS-VII-IMPACT 2601
UN62V 0401
Z97-E-USB-31 0402
VC60 1105
VM42 1108
GR6 0501
GR8 0702
TROOPER-B85 0402
B85M-GAMER 0601
B85M-D 2008
B85M-D PLUS 0510
B85M-F 2601
B85M-K 1005
B85M-K PLUS 0401
H81M-R 0503
VM62 1108
H81M-P 2303
B85-PLUS-USB-31 0309
N3150M-E 0204
VM60 0706
H81M-PLUS 2109
Q87M-E 1502
VC60V 0605
F1A55-M-LX3 0901
B85M-G-PLUS-USB31 0305
H81M-Apollo1 0101
A88X-PLUS 2302
J1900I-C-SI 0613
A88XM-PLUS 2202
A88X-PRO 1902
A88X-GAMER 0904
A88XM-A 2204
CROSSBLADE-RANGER 1002
H81M2 2203
H81M-D-PLUS 2303
A55BM-E/BR 1603
A58M-A/BR 1102
A58M-A/BR 1103
B85M-GAMER 0602
H81-GAMER 0503
H97I-PLUS 2603
H97M-E 2402
H97M-PLUS 2501
H97-PLUS 2502
H97-PRO 2801
H97-PRO GAMER 2405
Z97-C 2404
Z97-E 0702
Z97-E/USB 3.1 0403
Z97I-PLUS 2604
Z97-K 2603
Z97-K R2.0 0802
Z97-K/USB 3.1 0402
Z97M-PLUS 2801
Z97M-PLUS/BR 2801
Z97-P 2801
Z97-PRO GAMER 2103
N3050M-E-ASUS-0216. 0216
A88XM-E 1204
TROOPER-B85 0405
A68HM-PLUS 0803
A68HM-E 0803
A68HM-K 0803
M5A78L-LE 2101
VM62N 1108
VANGUARD-B85 2202
A58M-K 1302
GR8 1001
M5A78L-M-LE 0211
B85M-E-BR-SI 2107
A58M-A-BR-SI 1103
B85M-V5-PLUS 0403
A58-C 0803
A68HM-F 0505
B85M-V-PRO-SI 0501
A55BM-PLUS 2102

 

A few important points to consider before updating:

• If in the early stages of building a system, it is best to update before you install a new operating system.
• If you are using a RAID configuration, please backup your data and check if an update will render the existing configuration unusable.
• If you have overclocked your system, backup your settings, that way you can confirm if the new update has improved overclockability. 
• All X99 motherboards received a UEFI update to fully support NVMe based SSDs as well as offer support of the ASUS Hyperkit module. This module allows X99 motherboards to support using Intel’s 750 series 2.5 inch SSD via the Hyperkit module which interfaces with the onboard M.2 slot.
• All Z97 motherboards have recevied a UEFI update to fully support NVMe based SSDs including Intel’s 750 series.