Asus Crashfree Bios 2 Utility - Asus RS260-E3 RS8 Service Manual

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5.1.3

ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility

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 the motherboard support CD or the

floppy disk that contains the updated BIOS file.

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Recovering the BIOS from a floppy disk

To recover the BIOS from a floppy disk:

Turn on the system.

Insert the floppy disk with the original or updated BIOS file to the

floppy disk drive.

The utility displays the following message and automatically checks

the floppy disk for the original or updated BIOS file.

Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery...

Checking for floppy...

When found, the utility reads the BIOS file and starts flashing the

corrupted BIOS file.

Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery...

Checking for floppy...

Floppy found!

Reading file "I8021A00.100". Completed.

Start flashing...

DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Doing

so can cause system boot failure!

Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process.

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Prepare the motherboard support CD or the floppy disk containing the

updated motherboard BIOS before using this utility.

Make sure that you rename the original or updated BIOS file in the

floppy disk according the exact name of your motherboard, e.g.

I 8 0 2 2 A 0 . r o m

I 8 0 2 2 A 0 . r o m.

I 8 0 2 2 A 0 . r o m

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