Computer Hardware User Manual

ASUS M2N-E SLI 4-5

4.1.4 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, oppy, or USB ash disk that contains the updated BIOS le.

Prepare the motherboard support CD, oppy, or USB ash disk

containing the updated motherboard BIOS before using this utility.

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 le.

4. Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process.

Award BootBlock BIOS v1.0

BIOS ROM checksum error

Detecting IDE ATAPI device...

Found CDROM, try to Boot from it... Pass

When found, the utility reads the BIOS le and starts ashing the

corrupted BIOS le.

Award BootBlock BIOS v1.0

BIOS ROM checksum error

Detecting IDE ATAPI device...

Recovering the BIOS from the USB flash disk

To recover the BIOS from the USB ash disk:

1. Insert the USB ash disk that contains BIOS le to the 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.

• Use only a USB ash disk smaller than 8GB with single partition and FAT

32/16/12 format.

• DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Doing so

can cause system boot failure!