Asus P5QL - Manual (Page 66)

3-8 Chapter 3: BIOS setup
3.1.5 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
USB flash disk that contains the updated BIOS file.
• Prepare the motherboard Support DVD, a floppy disk or USB flash disk
containing the updated motherboard BIOS before using this utility.
• For the P5QL motherboard, this utility will not function when you use a
PATA optical drive.
• Always connect the SATA cable to the SATA1/2/3/4 connector; otherwise,
the utility will not function.
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 original or updated BIOS file is found, the utility reads it and starts
updating the corrupted BIOS file.
Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery...
Checking for floppy...
Floppy found!
Reading file “P5QL.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.