Computer Hardware User Manual

2-6 Chapte r 2 : B I O S s e t u p
2.1.4 ASUS Cra s h Free BIOS 2 utilit y
The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 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.
Re cove rin g t he BIO S f ro m a fl opp y d isk
To recover the BIOS from a oppy disk:
1. Turn on the system.
2. Insert the oppy disk with the original or updated BIOS le to the oppy disk drive.
3. The utility displays the following message and automatically checks the oppy
disk for the original or updated BIOS le.
Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery...
Checking for oppy...
4. Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process.
Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery...
Checking for oppy...
Floppy found!
Reading le “P5LD2FM.ROM”. Completed.
Start ashing...
When found, the utility reads the BIOS le and starts ashing the corrupted BIOS
le.
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 oppy disk containing the updated
motherboard BIOS before using this utility.
• Make sure that you rename the original or updated BIOS le in the oppy disk to
P5LD2FM.ROM.