Asus M4N72-E - Manual (Page 49)

Chapter 2: BIOS setup 2-5
2.1.5 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 DVD or the floppy disk that contains the updated BIOS file.
• Prepare the motherboard support DVD or the floppy disk containing the updated
motherboard BIOS before using this utility.
• For the M4N72-E motherboard, this utility will not function when you use a PATA optical
drive.
• Always connect the SATA cable to the SATA1 / SATA 2 connector. Otherwise, the utility
will not function.
Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery...
Checking for floppy...
When found, the utility reads the BIOS file and starts erasing the corrupted BIOS file.
Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery...
Checking for floppy...
Floppy found!
Reading file “M4N72E.ROM”. Completed.
Start erasing...
Recovering the BIOS
To recover the BIOS:
1.
Turn on the system.
2. Insert the floppy disk, or support DVD containing BIOS file to the disk drive or port.
3. The utility displays the following message and automatically checks the floppy disk, or
support DVD for the BIOS file.
DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Doing so can cause
system boot failure!
4. Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process.
• The utility automatically checks the floppy disk first. If no floppy disk is found, the utility
then checks the optical drive.
• The recovered BIOS may not be the latest BIOS version for this motherboard. Download
the latest BIOS file from the ASUS website at www.asus.com.