User guide

ASUS M3N78-AM 2-7
2.1.4 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility
The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 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 DVD, a
oppy disk, or USB ash disk that contains the updated BIOS le.
• Prepare the motherboard support DVD, a oppy disk or USB ash disk
containing the updated motherboard BIOS le before using this utility.
• Ensure that you rename the original or updated BIOS le in the oppy disk
or USB ash disk to M3N78AM.ROM.
Recovering the BIOS from a oppy disk
To recover the BIOS from a oppy disk:
1. Turn on the system.
2. Insert the oppy disk with the original or updated BIOS le to the oppy disk
drive.
3. The utility displays the following message and automatically checks the
oppy disk for the original or updated BIOS le.
Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery...
Checking for oppy...
When the original or updated BIOS le is found, the utility reads it and starts
updating the corrupted BIOS le.
Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery...
Checking for oppy...
Floppy found!
Reading le “M3N78AM.ROM”. Completed.
Start ashing...
DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Doing so can
cause system boot failure!
4. Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process.