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3 recovering the bios with crashfree bios 2 – Asus P4GE-MX User Manual

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Chapter 2: BIOS information

6. After verification, AWDFLASH flashes the new BIOS file. Do not shut down the

computer during the flash process.

7. After the new BIOS file is copied, the computer returns to POST.

Make sure that the BIOS file in the floppy disk is renamed as “P4GE-MX.ROM”.

2.1.3 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 floppy disk that contains the BIOS file, in case
the current BIOS on the motherboard fails or gets corrupted.

To recover the BIOS from a floppy disk:

1. Boot the system.

2. When a corrupted BIOS is detected, the following screen message appears.

Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery...

Checking for floppy...

Prepare the support CD that came with the motherboard or a floppy disk
that contains the motherboard BIOS
before proceeding with the BIOS
update process.

If you have saved a copy of the original motherboard BIOS to a bootable
floppy disk, you may also use this disk to restore the BIOS. See section
“2.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk.”

3. Insert a floppy disk that contains the original or the latest BIOS file for this

motherboard. If all the necessary files are found in the floppy disk, the BIOS
update process continues.