Asus RS260-E4/RX8 - Manual (Page 90)

5-4 Chapter 5: BIOS setup
5.1.3 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 a floppy disk.
Prepare a blank floppy disk before using this utility.
Recovering the BIOS from a floppy disk
A. Prepare the recovery diskette:
1. Insert the motherboard floppy disk to a PC, then boot from the support CD;
the screen will show several optional items.
2. Select the item “Create the emergent BIOS Recovery diskette”.
3. When found, the utility reads the BIOS file and starts flashing the corrupted
BIOS file.
Before you recover the BIOS setting, refer to “4.3 Jumpers, Force BIOS
recovery setting” for more information.
RN50 DDR1 A21 BIOS
B. To recover the BIOS from a floppy disk:
1. When BIOS corrupted, put this disk in the floppy disk drive, then turn on the
machine to boot from the floppy disk.
2. The utility displays the following message and automatically checks the floppy
for the recovery information.
Phoenix Phlash16 Utility Version 1.6.1.9
Copyright (c) Phoenix Technologies Ltd., 2005
Performing the following function
Load Image File BIOS.WPH
Verify interface information
Backup system BIOS ROM
Check flash memory type(s)
Flash memory block:
Save block
Restore block
Zero out block
Erase block
Program block
Verify block
Flash programming complete
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Identifying flash memory part type 00:00:00 (18)