2-6 Chapter 2: BIOS setup
4. The utility saves the current
BIOS le to the oppy disk,
then returns to the BIOS
ashing process.
3. Type a lename for the
current BIOS le in the Save
current BIOS as eld, then
press <Enter>.
AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1.17
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Message: Please Wait!
For 690G-SB600-P5N73-CM_H-00 DATE:
12/12/2006
Flash Type - Winbond W39V080A (8Mb)
File Name to Program: 0113.bin
Checksum: D800H
Save current BIOS as: 0112.bin
AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1.17
(C) Phoenix Technologies Ltd. All Rights Reserved
Message: Please Wait!
For 690G-SB600-P5N73-CM_H-00 DATE:
12/12/2006
Flash Type - Winbond W39V080A (8Mb)
File Name to Program: 0113.bin
Now Backup System BIOS to
File!
2.1.6 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility
The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 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 or the oppy disk that contains the updated BIOS
le.
• Prepare the motherboard support DVD, or the oppy disk containing the updated
motherboard BIOS before using this utility.
• Ensure that you rename the original or updated BIOS le in the oppy disk or the USB
ash disk to P5N73CM.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...