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2.1.4 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 that contains the updated BIOS file. • Prepare the motherboard support CD containing the updated motherboard BIOS before using this utility. • Make sure that you rename the original or updated BIOS file CD to P5GMX.ROM. Recovering the BIOS from the support CD To recover the BIOS from the support CD: 1. Remove any USB floppy device, then turn on the system. 2. Insert the support CD to the optical drive. Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery... The utility automatically checks the optical drive for the original or updated BIOS file. The utility then updates the corrupted BIOS file. Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery... Checking for CD-ROM... CD-ROM found! Reading file "P5GMX.ROM". Completed. Start flashing... -- DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Doing so can cause system boot failure! 3. Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process. The recovered BIOS may not be the latest BIOS version for this motherboard. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS file. Make sure to choose the right BIOS files according to the version of your mother board. Refer to your Printed Circuit Board (PCB) for version information. 2- Chapter 2: BIOS setup

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Chapter 2: BIOS setup
2.1.4
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 that contains the
updated BIOS file.
•
Prepare the motherboard support CD containing the updated motherboard
BIOS before using this utility.
•
Make sure that you rename the original or updated BIOS file CD to
P5GMX.ROM.
Recovering the BIOS from the support CD
To recover the BIOS from the support CD:
1.
Remove any USB
floppy device, then turn on the system.
2.
Insert the support CD to the optical drive.
The utility automatically checks the optical drive for the original or updated
BIOS file. The utility then updates the corrupted BIOS file.
Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery...
Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery...
Checking for CD-ROM...
CD-ROM found!
Reading file “
P5GMX
.ROM”. Completed.
Start flashing...
--
DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Doing so can
cause system boot failure!
The recovered BIOS may not be the latest BIOS version for this motherboard.
Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS file.
3.
Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process.
Make sure to choose the right BIOS files according to the version of your
mother board. Refer to your Printed Circuit Board (PCB) for version information.