Asus P5N73-CM - Manual (Page 46)

2-6 Chapter 2: BIOS setup
4. The utility saves the current
BIOS file to the floppy disk,
then returns to the BIOS
flashing process.
3. Type a filename for the
current BIOS file in the Save
current BIOS as field, then
press .
AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1.17
(C) Phoenix Technologies Ltd. All Rights Reserved
Message: Please Wait!
For 690G-SB600-P5N73-CM_H-00 DATE:
12/12/2006
Flash Type - Winbond W39V080A (8Mb)
File Name to Program: 0113.bin
Checksum: D800H
Save current BIOS as: 0112.bin
AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1.17
(C) Phoenix Technologies Ltd. All Rights Reserved
Message: Please Wait!
For 690G-SB600-P5N73-CM_H-00 DATE:
12/12/2006
Flash Type - Winbond W39V080A (8Mb)
File Name to Program: 0113.bin
Now Backup System BIOS to
File!
2.1.6. 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 DVD or the floppy disk that contains the updated BIOS
file.
• Prepare the motherboard support DVD, or the floppy disk containing the updated
motherboard BIOS before using this utility.
• Ensure that you rename the original or updated BIOS file in the floppy disk or the USB
flash disk to P5N73CM.ROM.
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...