Asus P5QPL-VM - ASUS Crashfree BIOS 3 Utility

ASUS P5QPL-VM 2-5
A:\>afudos /iP5QPL-VM.ROM
then press <Enter>.
Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot
failure!
5. The utility returns to the DOS prompt after the BIOS update process is completed.
Reboot the system from the hard disk drive.
A:\>afudos /iP5QPL-VM.ROM
AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1.19(ASUS V2.07(03.11.24BB))
Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. All rights reserved.
WARNING!! Do not turn off power during ash BIOS
Reading le ....... done
Reading ash ...... done
Advance Check ......
Erasing ash ...... done
Writing ash ...... done
Verifying ash .... done
Please restart your computer
A:\>
2.1.5 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 DVD, a oppy disk or a USB ash disk that contains the
updated BIOS le.
• Prepare the motherboard support DVD, the oppy disk or the USB ash 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 P5QPL-VM.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.
4. At the prompt key in
afudos /i[lename]
where [lename] is the latest or the original BIOS le in the bootable oppy disk.