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ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility - bios update

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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 tRhat you rename the original or updatedd BIOS file in the floppy disk to M2NPV-VM.ROM. 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. Award BootBlock BIOS v1.0 Copyright (C) 2000, Award Software, Inc. BIOS ROM checksum error, Detecting IDE ATAPI device... 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... Found CDROM, try to Boot from it...Pass DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Doing so can cause system boot failure! 4. Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process. 2-10 Chapter 2: BIOS setup

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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 tRhat you rename the original or updatedd BIOS file in the
floppy disk to M2NPV-VM.ROM.
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!