Asus Crashfree Bios 3 Utility; Recovering The Bios; Asus Bios Updater - Asus Z97-PRO GAMER Manual

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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 restore a corrupted BIOS
file using the motherboard support DVD or a USB flash drive that contains the updated BIOS
file.
• Before using this utility, rename the BIOS file in the removable device into
Z97PROG.CAP.
• Download the latest BIOS file from the ASUS website at www.asus.com.

Recovering the BIOS

To recover the BIOS:
1. Turn on the system.
2. Insert the support DVD into the optical drive or the USB flash drive that contains the
BIOS file to the USB port.
The utility automatically checks the devices for the BIOS file. When found, the utility reads
the BIOS file and automatically enters ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility. The system requires you to
enter BIOS Setup to recover BIOS settings.
DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Doing so can cause
system boot failure!
3. Press <F5> to load default BIOS values (Highly recommended).
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ASUS BIOS Updater

ASUS BIOS Updater allows you to update the BIOS in DOS environment.
The screen captures used in this section are for reference only and may not be exactly the
same as actually shown on your computer screen.
Before updating BIOS
Prepare the motherboard support DVD and a USB flash drive.
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Download the latest BIOS file and BIOS Updater from http://support.asus.com and
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save them in your USB flash drive.
NTFS is not supported under FreeDOS environment. Ensure that your USB flash drive is in
single partition and in FAT32 / FAT16 format.
Turn off the computer.
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Ensure that your computer has a DVD optical drive.
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