4-8 Chapter 4: BIOS setup
4.1.5 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility
The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 is an auto recovery tool that allows you to restore
• Prepare the motherboard support DVD containing the updated motherboardPrepare the motherboard support DVD containing the updated motherboard
BIOS before using this utility.
• You can monitor the BIOS recovery process on your display only when
installing an external graphics card.
• If you use the onboard VGA output, your display does not show when theIf you use the onboard VGA output, your display does not show when the
BIOS recovery is proceeding. Insert the support DVD to the optical drive
and wait for a few minutes to restart your system.
4. Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process.
8GB.
• DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Doing so
can cause system boot failure!
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
Award BootBlock BIOS v1.0
Copyright (c) 2000, Award Software, Inc.
BIOS ROM checksum error
Detecting IDE ATAPI device...
Recovering the BIOS from the support DVD
To recover the BIOS from the support DVD:
1. Turn on the system.
2. Insert the motherboard support DVD to the optical drive.
3. The utility displays the following message and automatically checks the DVD