User's Manual

ASUS DSBF-D SeriesASUS DSBF-D Series

ASUS DSBF-D Series

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ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utilityASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility

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 and a floppy disk.

Prepare the motherboard support CD and a floppy disk before using this

utility.

Recovering the BIOS from the support CD and a floppyRecovering the BIOS from the support CD and a floppy

Recovering the BIOS from the support CD and a floppy

diskdisk

disk

To recover the BIOS from the support CD and a floppy disk:

1. Insert the support CD and a 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”.

3. After the floppy disk is created, put this disk in the floppy disk drive,

then turn on the machine.

4. 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 Win2k3 64 bit Driver Disk

F) Create LSI 1068 SAS for RHEL3 UP6 32 bit Driver Disk

G) Create INTEL 6321 LSI MegaRAID for Win2k Driver Disk

H) Create INTEL 6321 LSI MegaRAID for WinXP/Win2k3 32/64 bit Driver

Disk

I) Create the emergent BIOS Recovery diskette

Please choose A TO I:

5. When found, the utility reads the BIOS file and starts flashing the

corrupted BIOS file.

RN50 DDR1 A21 BIOS