Asus M2A690G Asus CrashFree Bios 3 utility, Recovering the Bios from the support CD

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5.1.4 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility

The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 is an auto recovery tool that allows you to restore the BIOS file when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. You can update a corrupted BIOS file using the motherboard support CD, the floppy disk, or the USB flash disk that contains the updated BIOS file.

Prepare the motherboard support CD or the floppy 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 support CD to the optical drive.

3.The utility displays the following message and automatically checks the CD for the BIOS file.

Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery...

Checking for floppy...

When found, the utility reads the BIOS file and starts flashing the corrupted BIOS file.

Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery...

Checking for floppy...

Floppy not found!

Reading file “M2A-VM.bin”. Completed.

Start flashing...

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

Recovering the BIOS from a floppy/USB flash disk

To recover the BIOS from a floppy/USB flash disk:

1.Download the latest BIOS from the ASUS website (www.asus.com).

Rename the BIOS file to WDG2WSP.ROM.

2.Insert the floppy/USB flash disk that contains the BIOS file to the

FDD/USB port.

3.Turn on the system.

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Contents Series M2A690G E3061 First Edition February Table of contents Chapter Bios Information Chapter Starting upMotherboard Info Onboard Device Configuration Canadian Department of Communications Statement Federal Communications Commission StatementSafety information Electrical safetyOperation safety About this guide AudienceHow this guide is organized Conventions used in this guide Where to find more informationSystem package contents System introduction Front panel WelcomePage Rear panel Audio 2, 4, or 6-channel configuration Voltage selector Hdmi card portsInternal components System introduction Basic installation Tool Basic components to installPreparation Before you proceedRemoving the side cover and front panel assembly Central Processing Unit CPU Installing the CPUGold triangle Small triangle Installing the heatsink and fan Page Memory configurations Installing a DimmDDR2-667 Qualified Vendors Lists QVL DDR2-533KHX6400D2LLK2/1GN DDR2-800Removing a DDR2 Dimm Installing a DDR2 DimmInstalling an expansion card Configuring an expansion cardExpansion slots IRQ assignments for this motherboard Standard interrupt assignmentsPCI Express x1 slot PCI slotsPCI Express x16 slot Installing an optical drive Installing a hard disk drive Serial ATA power Serial ATA cable Cable Installing the card reader Asus V-Series M2A690G Installing a floppy disk drive LED cables Re-connecting cablesReinstalling the cover Asus V -Series M2A690G Starting up Installing an operating system Powering upSupport CD information Running the support CD Drivers menu Utilities menu Make ATI RAID/AHCI Vista Driver Make Disk menuManual menu Make ATI RAID/AHCI DriverAsus Contact information Asus PC Probe Installing PC ProbeUsing PC Probe Software informationSensor alert PreferencesChanging the monitor panels position Hardware monitor panelsDMI browser WMI browserUsage PCI browserMemory usage Configuring PC ProbeStarting up Motherboard introduction Motherboard layout IntroductionClear RTC RAM Clrtc JumpersUSB Device Wake Up Connectors PRI IDE COM Port Connector Ieee 1394a Connector ATX Power Connector Internal Audio Connector Azalia Analog Front Panel Connector Power/Soft-off button 2-pin Pwrsw C d Playback of HD DVD and Blu-Ray Discs Dual display tableBios setup Creating a bootable floppy disk Managing and updating your BiosPath A\ Asus EZ Flash 2 utilityEnter. The Award Bios Flash Utility screen appears Award Bios Flash UtilityNo Update Write Fail Asus CrashFree Bios 3 utility Recovering the Bios from the support CDRecovering the Bios from a floppy/USB flash disk Page Installing Asus Update Asus Update utilityUpdating the Bios through the Internet Updating the Bios through a Bios file Bios setup program Bios menu screenMenu bar Configuration fields Menu itemsSub-menu items General help Pop-up windowLegacy Diskette a 1 .44M, 3.5 Main menuSystem Time System Date Day xx/xx/xxxxAccess Mode Auto Primary IDE Master/SlavePrimary IDE Master/Slave Auto Capacity PIO Mode AutoUdma Mode Auto Transfer ModeExtended Drive Auto SataLanding Zone HDD Smart Monitoring DisabledInstalled Memory xxx MB Usable Memory XXX MBDDR2 Voltage Control Auto JumperFree ConfigurationAdvanced menu +1.2VNBSB AutoCPU Configuration Dram Configuration ChipsetLDT & PCI Bus Control Plug & Play O/S No Surroundview DisabledUMA Frame Buffer Size 64MB Spread Spectrum AutoPCI Latenct Timer CLK IRQ ResourcesMaximum Payload Size Front Panel Type HD Audio Onboard LAN EnabledSouth OnChip IDE Device South OnChip PCI DeviceUSB Configuration Acpi Suspend Type S1&S3 Power menuAcpi Apic Support Enabled APM ConfigurationHpet Support Enabled Power On By External Modem DisabledRestore on AC Power Loss Power Off Power Up On PCI/PCIE Devices DisabledHardware Monitor Fan Controller DisabledCPU Fan Speed warning 800 RPM CPU Temperature, MB TemperatureCPU Fan Type DC Vcore Voltage, 3.3V Voltage, 5V Voltage, 12V VoltageFloppy Disks Boot menu1st ~ 4th Boot Device Removable Removable DrivesHard Disk Drives Case Open Warning EnabledQuick Boot Enabled Boot Up Floppy Seek DisabledOS Select for Dram 64MB Non -OS2 Bootup Num-Lock OnTypematic Rate Setting Disabled Full Screen Logo EnabledPassword Check Supervisor Password User PasswordTools menu Asus Music AlarmAudio CD Drive Primary IDE Master Alarm Time hhmm 0Repeat Track Disabled VolumeLoad Bios Profile Load from Profile 1/2Load from File Save Bios Profile Save to Profile 1/2Save to File Asus EZ Flash Exit menuDiscard Changes Load Setup DefaultsExit & Save Changes Exit & Discard Changes