How do I update the BIOS of an Asus VivoBook?

[anon89812132]

Hello,
First of all, pass by the Asus support site and update your laptop BIOS.

@mahdizare_pro

N552VW v: 1.0 serial: UEFI: American Megatrends
v: N552VW.300 date: 08/31/2016

There is one from 2019.

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