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2-10 Chapter 2: BIOS setup
2.1.6 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility
The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 is an auto recovery tool that allows you to restore
the BIOS le when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. You can
update a corrupted BIOS le using the motherboard support CD/DVD, the oppy
disk, or the USB ash disk that contains the updated BIOS le.
Recovering the BIOS from the support CD/DVD
To recover the BIOS from the support CD/DVD:
1. Turn on the system.
2. Insert the motherboard support CD/DVD to the optical drive.
3. The utility displays the following message and automatically checks the
CD/DVD for the BIOS le.
BIOS ROM checksum error
Detecting IDE ATAPI device...
Prepare the motherboard support CD/DVD, the oppy disk or the USB ash
disk containing the updated motherboard BIOS before using this utility.
4. Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process.
• Only the USB ash disk with FAT 32/16/12 format and single partition can
support ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3. The device size should be smaller than
8GB.
• Flash time takes around one (1) minute.
• DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Doing so
can cause system boot failure!
When found, the utility reads the BIOS le and starts ashing the corrupted
BIOS le.
Recovering the BIOS from a oppy/USB ash disk
To recover the BIOS from a oppy/USB ash disk:
1. Insert the oppy/USB ash disk that contains BIOS le to the FDD/USB port.
2. Turn on the system.
3. The utility will automatically checks the devices for the BIOS le. When found,
the utility reads the BIOS le and starts ashing the corrupted BIOS le.
4. Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process.
To use the CrashFree BIOS 3 feature on this motherboard, you will not see the
screen display when the BIOS crashes even if you reboot the computer.