Asus AP1600R-E2(AI2) - Manual (Page 76)

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5.1.3 5.1.3 5.1.3 5.1.3 5.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility 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 floppy disk that
contains the updated BIOS file and the AwardBIOS Flash Utility or the
motherboard support CD.
Recovering the BIOS from a floppy disk Recovering the BIOS from a floppy disk Recovering the BIOS from a floppy disk Recovering the BIOS from a floppy disk Recovering the BIOS from a floppy disk
To recover the BIOS from a floppy disk:
1. Turn on the system, then insert the bootable floppy disk to the floppy
disk drive. The following screen appears when the BIOS file is corrupted.
Prepare the floppy disk containing the updated motherboard BIOS and
the AwardBIOS Flash Utility or the motherboard support CD before using
this utility.
DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Doing
so can cause system boot failure!
2. Press <Enter>. When the A:> appears, replace the bootable floppy disk
with the floppy disk containing the new BIOS file and the Award BIOS
Flash Utility.
3. At the prompt, type awdflash then press <Enter>. The Award BIOS
Flash Utility screen appears.
Award BootBlock BIOS v.1.0
Copyright (c) 2000, Award Software, Inc.
BIOS ROM checksum error
Detecting IDE ATAPI device...
Found CD-ROM, try to Boot from it ... Fail
Detecting floppy drive A media ....
INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER_
AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1.05
(C) Phoenix Technologies Ltd. All Rights Reserved
Message: Please input File Name!
For Canterwood - NCCH-DRC-00 DATE: 07/14/2004
Flash Type - SST 49LF008A /3.3V
File Name to Program :
4. Update the BIOS file following the instructions on the section
“AwardBIOS Flash Utility”.