Asus TS700-E4 User Manual - Page 94

ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility - firmware

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4.1.3 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 a floppy disk. Prepare a blank floppy disk before using this utility. Recovering the BIOS from a floppy disk A. Prepare the recovery diskette: 1. Insert the motherboard floppy disk to a PC, then boot from the support CD; the screen will show several optional items. 2. Select the item "Create the emergent BIOS Recovery diskette". A) FreeDOS command prompt B) Create LSI 1068 SAS for Win2k/Win2k3 32 bit Driver Disk C) Create LSI 1068 SAS for Win2k3 64 bit Driver Disk D) Create LSI 1068 SAS for RHEL3 UP6 32 bit Driver Disk E) Create LSI 1068 SAS for RHEL3 UP6 64 bit Driver Disk F) Create LSI 1068 SAS for RHEL4 UP2 32 bit Driver Disk G) Create LSI 1068 SAS for RHEL4 UP2 64 bit Driver Disk H) Create the TS700-E4/RX8/RX8 emergent BIOS Recovery diskette I) Flash Phoenix BIOS for TS700-E4/RX8/RX8 system J) ESB2 ASF Firmware update K) Write TS700-E4/RX8/RX8 system FRU Please choose A TO K: B. To recover the BIOS from a floppy disk: 1. When BIOS corrupted, put this disk in the floppy disk drive, then turn on the machine to boot from the floppy disk. 2. The utility displays the following message and automatically checks the floppy for the recovery information. RN50 DDR1 A21 BIOS 3. When found, the utility reads the BIOS file and starts flashing the corrupted BIOS file. Before you recover the BIOS setting, refer to "2.6 Jumpers, Force BIOS recovery setting" for more information. 4- Chapter 4: BIOS setup

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Chapter 4: BIOS setup
4.1.3
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 a floppy disk.
Prepare a blank floppy disk before using this utility.
Recovering the BIOS from a floppy disk
A.
Prepare the recovery diskette:
1.
Insert the motherboard floppy disk to a PC, then boot from the support CD;
the screen will show several optional items.
2.
Select the item “Create the emergent BIOS Recovery diskette”.
3.
When found, the utility reads the BIOS file and starts flashing the corrupted
BIOS file.
Before you recover the BIOS setting, refer to “2.6 Jumpers, Force BIOS
recovery setting” for more information.
RN50 DDR1 A21 BIOS
A) FreeDOS command prompt
B) Create LSI 1068 SAS for Win2k/Win2k3 32 bit Driver Disk
C) Create LSI 1068 SAS for Win2k3 64 bit Driver Disk
D) Create LSI 1068 SAS for RHEL3 UP6 32 bit Driver Disk
E) Create LSI 1068 SAS for RHEL3 UP6 64 bit Driver Disk
F) Create LSI 1068 SAS for RHEL4 UP2 32 bit Driver Disk
G) Create LSI 1068 SAS for RHEL4 UP2 64 bit Driver Disk
H) Create the TS700-E4/RX8/RX8 emergent BIOS Recovery diskette
I) Flash Phoenix BIOS for TS700-E4/RX8/RX8 system
J) ESB2 ASF Firmware update
K) Write TS700-E4/RX8/RX8 system FRU
Please choose A TO K:
B.
To recover the BIOS from a floppy disk:
1.
When BIOS corrupted, put this disk in the floppy disk drive, then turn on the
machine to boot from the floppy disk.
2.
The utility displays the following message and automatically checks the floppy
for the recovery information.