Asus M2N4-SLI - Manual (Page 62)

ASUS M2N4-SLI 4-5
4.1.4 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility
The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 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, floppy, or USB flash disk that contains the updated BIOS file.
Prepare the motherboard support CD, floppy, or USB flash disk
containing the updated motherboard BIOS before using this utility.
Recovering the BIOS from the support CD
To recover the BIOS from the support CD:
1. Turn on the system.
2. Insert the motherboard support CD to the optical drive.
3. The utility displays the following message and automatically checks
the CD for the BIOS file.
4. Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process.
Award BootBlock BIOS v1.0
Copyright (c) 2000, Award Software, Inc.
BIOS ROM checksum error
Detecting IDE ATAPI device...
Found CDROM, try to Boot from it... Pass
When found, the utility reads the BIOS file and starts flashing the
corrupted BIOS file.
Award BootBlock BIOS v1.0
Copyright (c) 2000, Award Software, Inc.
BIOS ROM checksum error
Detecting IDE ATAPI device...
Recovering the BIOS from the USB flash disk
To recover the BIOS from the USB flash disk:
1. Insert the USB flash disk that contains BIOS file to the USB port.
2. Turn on the system.
3. The utility will automatically checks the devices for the BIOS file When
found, the utility reads the BIOS file and starts flashing the corrupted
BIOS file.
4. Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process.
• Use only a USB flash disk smaller than 8GB with single partition and FAT
32/16/12 format.
• DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Doing so
can cause system boot failure!