
ASUS P5M2 Series
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4.1.3 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
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.
Boot Block Compatible Version Ver.004
Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery...
Checking for floppy...
4. Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process.
Boot Block Compatible Version Ver.004
Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery...
Checking for floppy...
Floppy found!
Reading file “I8043A0.ROM”. 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 to
I8043A0.ROM
for P5M2
or
I8035A0.ROM
for P5M2/SAS.
Summary of Contents for P5M2
Page 1: ...Motherboard P5M2 Series P5M2 P5M2 SAS ...
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Page 26: ...2 Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 2 3 Motherboard layout P5M2 Layout ...
Page 27: ...ASUS P5M2 Series 2 P5M2 SAS Layout ...
Page 185: ...6 22 Chapter 6 Driver installation ...
Page 187: ...ASUS P5M2 Series Chapter summary A A 1 P5M2 series block diagram A 1 ...