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BIOS Recovery by Crisis Disk, Steps for BIOS Recovery from USB Storage

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BIOS Recovery by Crisis Disk Steps for BIOS Recovery from USB Storage: Before doing this, prepare the Crisis USB key. The Crisis USB key can be made by executing the Crisis Disk program in another system with Windows XP OS. Follow the steps below: 1. Modify the ROM archive file name from Zg5 BIOS to ZG5ia32.fd. 2. Save the ROM file along with Flashit.exe (BIOS flash tool) to the root directory of the USB storage disk. 3. Plug USB storage disk into the USB port. 4. Press Fn + ESC + Power buttons. Remove your finger from the Power button but keep the Fn + Esc keys pressed till the Power button flashes once. Note: During the first iteration, the LED of the USB disk flashes for about 3 - 7 minutes. After this, the system restarts. You can check the BIOS version after the system restarts. If correct, the crisis system is set up correctly. 154 Chapter 5

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Chapter 5
BIOS Recovery by Crisis Disk
Steps for BIOS Recovery from USB Storage:
Before doing this, prepare the Crisis USB key. The Crisis USB key can be made by executing the Crisis Disk
program in another system with Windows XP OS.
Follow the steps below:
1.
Modify the ROM archive file name from
Zg5 BIOS
to
ZG5ia32.fd
.
2.
Save the ROM file along with
Flashit.exe
(BIOS flash tool) to the root directory of the USB storage disk.
3.
Plug USB storage disk into the USB port.
4.
Press
Fn + ESC + Power
buttons. Remove your finger from the Power button but keep the Fn + Esc keys
pressed till the Power button flashes once.
Note:
During the first iteration, the LED of the USB disk flashes for about 3 - 7 minutes. After this, the system
restarts. You can check the BIOS version after the system restarts. If correct, the crisis system is set up
correctly.