Asus M2NBP-VM CSM - Manual (Page 54)

2-10 Chapter 2: BIOS setup
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 CD or the floppy disk
that contains the updated BIOS file.
• 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 updatedd BIOS file in the floppy
disk to M2NBPVM.BIN.
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.
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...
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
4. Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process.
DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Doing so can
cause system boot failure!