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ASUS DSBF-D Series

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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”.

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.

A)

FreeDOS command prompt

B)

Create INTEL 6321 MATRIX STORAGE MANAGER for Windows 32 bit Driver Disk.

(Also support AHCI.)

C)

Create INTEL 6321 MATRIX STORAGE MANAGER for Windows 64 bit Driver Disk.

(Also support AHCI.)

D)

Create LSI 1068 SAS for Win2k and Win2k3 32 bit Driver Disk

E)

Create LSI 1068 SAS for RHEL3 UP6 32 bit Driver Disk

F)


G)


H)


I)

Create INTEL 6321 LSI MegaRAID for Windows 32 bit Driver Disk

J)

Create INTEL 6321 LSI MegaRAID for Windows 64 bit Driver Disk

K)

Create INTEL 6321 LSI MegaRAID for RHEL4 UP2 32/64 bit Driver Disk

L)

Create INTEL 6321 LSI MegaRAID for RHEL3 UP6 32/64 bit Driver Disk

M)

Create the DSBF-D emergent BIOS Recovery diskette

N)

Flash Phoenix BIOS for DSBF-D MB

O)

Create the DSBF-D/SAS emergent BIOS Recovery diskette

P)

Flash Phoenix BIOS for DSBF-D/SAS MB

Q)

Create the DSBF-D/1U emergent BIOS Recovery diskette

R)

Flash Phoenix BIOS for DSBF-D/1U MB

S)

ESB2 ASF Firmware update

Please choose A TO S:

EZ-Flash starting BIOS update

....

Reading file BIOS.WPH

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.

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