4.1.3ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility

The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 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 a floppy disk.

Prepare a floppy disk before using this utility.

Recovering the BIOS from a floppy disk

To recover the BIOS from a floppy disk:

1.Insert the motherboard floppy disk to a PC, then boot from the support CD; the screen will show several optional items.

2.Select the item “ Create the emergent BIOS Recovery diskette”.

A)FreeDOS command prompt

B)Create INTEL 6321 MATRIX STORAGE MANAGER for Windows 32 bit Driver Disk. (Also support AHCI.)

C)Create INTEL 6321 MATRIX STORAGE MANAGER for Windows 64 bit Driver Disk. (Also support AHCI.)

D)Create INTEL 6321 LSI MegaRAID for Win2k Driver Disk

E)Create INTEL 6321 LSI MegaRAID for WinXP/Win2k3 32 bit Driver Disk

F)Create INTEL 6321 LSI MegaRAID for WinXP/Win2k3 64 bit Driver Disk

G)Create the emergent BIOS Recovery diskette

H)ESB2 ASF firmware update

Please choose A TO H:

3.After the floppy disk is created, put this disk in the floppy disk drive, then turn on the machine.

4.The utility displays the following message and automatically checks the floppy for the recovery information.

RN50 DDR1 A21 BIOS

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

ASUS DSBV-D

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