Asus RS161-E5/PA2 - Manual (Page 69)

ASUS RS161-E5/PA2 5-5
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 CD or the floppy disk that contains the
updated BIOS file.
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.
3. 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...
4. Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process.
Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery...
Checking for floppy...
Floppy found!
Reading file “KFN4DRE.ROM”. Completed.
Start flashing...
DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Doing so can
cause system boot failure!
• Prepare the 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 CD or
floppy disk to KFSN4-DRE.ROM.
When found, the utility reads the BIOS file and starts flashing the corrupted
BIOS file.