Asus P2-M2A690G - Manual (Page 68)

5-10 Chapter 5: BIOS setup
5.1.5 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility
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 CD, the floppy disk or
the USB flash disk that contains the updated BIOS file.
• Prepare the motherboard support CD, the floppy disk, or the USB flash disk
containing the updated motherboard BIOS before using this utility.
• Ensure that you rename the original or updated BIOS file in the floppy disk
or the USB flash disk to M2R68L.ROM.
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.
Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery...
Checking for floppy...
When found, the utility reads the BIOS file and starts flashing the corrupted
BIOS file.
Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery...
Checking for floppy...
Floppy found!
Reading file “M2R68L.ROM”. Completed.
Start flashing...
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.
Install memory module in DIMM_A1 or DIMM_B1 slots.