C h a p t e r 5 : B I O S s e t u p
C h a p t e r 5 : B I O S s e t u p
C h a p t e r 5 : B I O S s e t u p
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5.1.2
5.1.2
5.1.2
5.1.2
5.1.2
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility
The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 is an auto recovery tool that allows you to restore
the BIOS file when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. You
can update a corrupted BIOS file using the motherboard support CD or the
floppy disk that contains the updated BIOS file.
Recovering the BIOS from a floppy disk
Recovering the BIOS from a floppy disk
Recovering the BIOS from a floppy disk
Recovering the BIOS from a floppy disk
Recovering the BIOS from a floppy disk
To recover the BIOS from a floppy disk:
1.
Turn on the system.
2.
Insert the floppy disk with the original or updated BIOS file to the floppy
disk drive.
3.
The utility displays the following message and automatically checks the
floppy disk for the original or updated BIOS file.
Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery...
Checking for floppy...
4.
Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process.
Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery...
Checking for floppy...
Floppy found!
Reading file “I8021A00.100”. Completed.
Start flashing...
When found, the utility reads the BIOS file and starts flashing the
corrupted BIOS file.
DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Doing so
can cause system boot failure!
•
Prepare the motherboard support CD or the floppy disk containing the
updated motherboard BIOS before using this utility.
•
Make sure that you rename the original or updated BIOS file in the
floppy disk according the exact name of your motherboard, e.g.
I 8 0 2 1 A 0 0 . 1 0 0
I 8 0 2 1 A 0 0 . 1 0 0
I 8 0 2 1 A 0 0 . 1 0 0
I 8 0 2 1 A 0 0 . 1 0 0
I 8 0 2 1 A 0 0 . 1 0 0 for PVLDSCI/SCSI model, and I 8 0 2 3 A 0 0 . 1 0 0
I 8 0 2 3 A 0 0 . 1 0 0
I 8 0 2 3 A 0 0 . 1 0 0
I 8 0 2 3 A 0 0 . 1 0 0
I 8 0 2 3 A 0 0 . 1 0 0 for
PVLD/1U model).
