5.1
Managing and updating your BIOS
The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard
Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup.
1.
CrashFree BIOS 2 (Updates the BIOS using the support CD when the
BIOS gets corrupted.)
2.
ASUS Update (Updates the BIOS in Windows
Refer to the corresponding section for each utility.
Important notes
•
It is recommended that you save a copy of the original
motherboard BIOS file to a USB flash disk in case you need to
restore the BIOS in the future. Copy the original motherboard
BIOS using the ASUS Update utility.
•
A working BIOS file for this motherboard is in the support CD.
Use this file only when you do not have a copy of the original
motherboard BIOS file in a USB flash disk or floppy disk.
•
Visit the ASUS website and download the latest BIOS file for this
motherboard using the ASUS Update utility.
5.1.1 Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS 2
The CrashFree BIOS 2 auto recovery tool allows you to restore BIOS from
the motherboard support CD, or from a USB floppy disk or flash disk that
contains the BIOS file, in case the current BIOS on the motherboard fails
or gets corrupted.
•
Prepare the support CD that came with the motherboard that
contains the motherboard BIOS (P4R8L.ROM) before proceeding
with the BIOS update process.
•
If you have saved a copy of the original motherboard BIOS to a
bootable USB floppy disk or USB flash disk, you may also use this
disk to restore the BIOS.
To recover the BIOS from the support CD:
Make sure the optical drive is set as secondary master device when
recovering the BIOS using the support CD.
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Chapter 5: BIOS setup