Asus M3A76-CM User Manual download pdf (Page 41)

Chapter 2: BIOS setup 2-3

• Enter the BIOS setup program. Go to the Tools menu to select EZ Flash 2 and

press <Enter> to enable it.

Press <Tab> to switch between drives until the correct BIOS le is found.

4. When the correct BIOS le is found, EZ Flash 2 performs the BIOS update process

and automatically reboots the system when done.

• Only a USB ash disk with FAT 32/16 format and single partition can support the ASUS

EZ Flash 2 utility.

• Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot

failure!

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 the USB ash disk containing the updated

motherboard BIOS before using this utility.

• Always connect the SATA cable to the SATA1 / SATA 2 connector. Otherwise, the utility

will not function.

Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery...

Checking for CD-ROM...

CD-ROM not found!

Checking for USB Device...

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 drive or

USB port.

3. The utility displays the following message and automatically checks the support DVD

or USB ash disk for the BIOS le.

When found, the utility reads the BIOS le and starts erasing the corrupted BIOS le.

Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery...

Checking for USB Device...

USB Device found.

Reading le “M3A76CM.ROM”. Completed.

Start Erasing...\

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