Asus TS100-E5/PI4 - Manual (Page 62)

Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4-6
4.1.3 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.
• Prepare the floppy disk containing the updated motherboard BIOS before
using this utility.
• Ensure that you rename the original or updated BIOS file in the floppy disk
to TS100-E5.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.
Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery...
Checking for floppy...
4. Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process.
Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery...
Checking for floppy...
Floppy found!
Reading file “TS100-E5.ROM”. Completed.
Start flashing...
When found, the utility reads the BIOS file and starts flashing the corrupted
BIOS file.
DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Doing so can
cause system boot failure!
3. The utility displays the following message and automatically checks the
floppy disk for the original or updated BIOS file.
Download the original or the latest BIOS file for this motherboard from ASUS
website (www.support.asus.com/download).