Chapter 2: BIOS information 2-3
2.1.3 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 or a USB ash disk that contains the updated BIOS
le.
• Prepare the motherboard Support CD or the USB ash disk containing the updated
motherboard BIOS before using this utility.
• Always connect the SATA cable to the SATA1 / SATA2 connector; otherwise, the utility
will not function.
Recovering the BIOS
To recover the BIOS:
1. Turn on the system.
2. Insert the Support CD or the USB ash disk containing the BIOS le to the optical drive
or USB port.
The utility displays the following message and automatically checks the Support CD or
USB ash disk for the BIOS le.
Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery...
Checking for CD-ROM...
When the BIOS le is found, the utility reads it and starts erasing the corrupted BIOS
le.
Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery...
Checking for CD-ROM...
CD-ROM found!
Reading le “P5KPLGIN.ROM”. Completed.
Start Erasing...
Start Programming...
3. Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process.
• Only a USB ash disk with FAT 32/16 format and single partition supports ASUS
CrashFree BIOS 3. The device size should be smaller than 8GB.
• DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Doing so can cause
system boot failure!
The recovered BIOS may not be the latest BIOS version for this motherboard. Download
the latest BIOS le from the ASUS website at www.asus.com.
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