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Asus has made it easier to update your BIOS with EZ Flash 4. This method of updating your motherboard no longer requires unzipping the compressed file containing the updates, saving you some time and effort. ‘efforts. Asus North America presented this small improvement to its Z890 AMA YouTube feed (h/t Uniko hardware), which would make updating the BIOS easier, even if you’re not a tech enthusiast.

This feature is available on Asus Z890 motherboards with EZ Flash 4. In addition to EZ Flash 4, Asus has also updated its BIOS interface so that it runs at a native resolution of 1920 x 1080, which many monitors use. These quality of life improvements won’t impact the overall performance of your motherboard or PC, but they will at least make it easier to navigate under the hood of your computer.

Windows Update can sometimes keep your Asus motherboard up to date, but sometimes you need to do it manually. For example, the crucial 0x12b microcode patch released by Intel to prevent its Raptor Lake and Raptor Lake Refresh chips from instability issues requires a manual BIOS update. While none of the recently released boards are affected by this microcode update, the ability to install from a zip file would reduce the number of steps required to update your motherboard, thereby would make it easier for the average user to deploy BIOS updates that cannot be performed. published via Windows.

Another quality of life feature of Asus Z890 motherboards is the PCIe Slot Q-Release button, which allows you to remove your GPU (or any other PCIe expansion card, for that matter) without needing to reach deep into the motherboard to move the latch. This is particularly useful if you have a fairly large graphics card, such as a RTX4090and many other components that make it difficult to access the interior.

Many PC builders and enthusiasts will appreciate these little things, as they will make life easier when building and maintaining a PC. Still, performance and reliability remain at the top of these features, so Asus needs to stay on top of its game to stay ahead of the competition.