User guide

ASUS M2V-X 4-5
4.1.5 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility
The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 is an auto recovery tool that allows you to
restore the BIOS le when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating
process. You can update a corrupted BIOS le using the motherboard
support CD or the oppy disk that contains the updated BIOS le.
Prepare the motherboard support CD or the oppy disk containing the updated
motherboard BIOS before using this utility.
Recoveri ng the BIOS fr om the supp ort CD
To recover the BIOS from the support CD:
1. Turn on the system.
2. Insert the motherboard support CD to the optical drive.
3. The utility displays the following message and automatically checks the CD
for the BIOS le.
Award BootBlock BIOS v1.0
Copyright (c) 2000, Award Software, Inc.
BIOS ROM checksum error
Detecting IDE ATAPI device...
(2) EnterBIOSsetupprogram.GototheToolsmenutoselectEZ
Flash2andpress<Enter>toenableit.
 Youcanswitchbetweendrivesbypressing<Tab>beforethe
correctleisfound.Thenpress<Enter>.
4. When the correct BIOS le is found, EZ Flash 2 performs the BIOS
update process and automatically reboots the system when done.
• This function cansupport devicessuch asUSB ashdisk, oroppy
diskwithFAT 32/16 formatonly.
• Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to
preventsystembootfailure!