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Chapter 3: BIOS setup
3.1.4
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility
The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 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 DVD , a floppy disk,
or a USB flash disk that contains the updated BIOS file.
• Prepare the motherboard Support DVD,
a floppy disk, or a USB flash disk
containing the updated motherboard BIOS before using this utility.
• Ensure that you rename the original or updated BIOS file in the floppy disk
or the USB flash disk to
P5KPLAMP.ROM
.
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 into the floppy disk
drive.
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...
When the BIOS file is found, the utility reads it and starts updating the BIOS.
Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery...
Checking for floppy...
Floppy found!
Reading file “
P5KPLAMP.ROM”. Completed.
Start flashing...
DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Doing so can
cause system boot failure!
3. Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process.
