Asus M2N68-AM PLUS Specifications download pdf (Page 27)

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 DVD or a USB ash disk that contains the updated BIOS

le.

• Prepare the motherboard Support DVD or a USB ash disk containing the updated

motherboard BIOS before using this utility.

• Always connect the SATA cable to the SATA1/2 connector; otherwise, the utility will not

function.

Recovering the BIOS

To recover the BIOS:

1. Turn on the system.

2. Insert the Support DVD or USB ash disk containing the BIOS le to the optical disk

drive or a USB port.

The utility displays the following message and automatically checks the Support DVD

or the USB ash disk for the BIOS le.

Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery...

Checking for CD-ROM...

CD-ROM found!

Reading le “M2N68AMP.ROM”. Completed.

Start Erasing...

Start Programming...

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

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.

• Only the 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!

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.

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