User manual ASUS BP5265

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Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies, and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners' benefit, without intent to infringe. ii Contents Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 - Updates the BIOS using a bootable USB flash disk, floppy disk or the motherboard support CD when the BIOS file fails or gets corrupted. Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities. Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk in case you need to restore the BIOS in the future. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the ASUS Update or AFUDOS utilities. 2. 1. 1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 1. Do either one of the following to create a bootable floppy disk. DOS environment a. Insert a 1. 44MB floppy disk into the drive. At the DOS prompt, type format A:/S then press <Enter>. Insert a 1. 44 MB floppy disk to the floppy disk drive. Click Start from the Windows® desktop, then select My Computer. Click File from the menu, then select Format. A Format 3 1/2 Floppy Disk window appears. Select Create an MS-DOS startup disk from the format options field, then click Start. Windows® XP environment Windows® 2000 environment To create a set of boot disks for Windows® 2000: a. done A:\> When the copy process is complete, the utility returns to the DOS prompt. 2. 1. 4 Using ASUS EZ Flash 2 to update the BIOS The ASUS EZ Flash 2 feature allows you to easily update the BIOS without having to go through the long process of booting from a diskette and using a DOS-based utility. The EZ Flash 2 is built-in the BIOS firmware so it is accessible by simply pressing <Alt + F2> during the Power-On Self Tests (POST). To update the BIOS using ASUS EZ Flash 2: 1. 3. Go to the ASUS website (www. asus. com) and download the latest BIOS file for your motherboard. Save the BIOS file to a floppy disk or a USB flash disk then restart your computer. You can launch the EZ Flash 2 in two ways: (1) Insert the floppy disk or USB flash disk that contains the BIOS file into the floppy disk drive or the USB port. Press <Alt> + <F2> during POST to display the following. ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility V3. 02 FLASH TYPE: Winbond W39V040FC F Current ROM BOARD: BP5265 VER: 0116 DATE: 01/10/07 PATH: A:\ A: Update ROM BOARD: Unknown VER: Unknown DATE: Unknown Note [Enter] Select or Load [Tab] Switch [B] Backup [ESC] Exit [Up/Down/Home/End] Move ASUS BP5265 2- 5 (2) Enter BIOS setup program. Go to the Tools menu then select EZ Flash 2 and press <Enter>. You can switch between drives by pressing <Tab> before the correct file is found. When the correct BIOS file is found, EZ Flash 2 performs the BIOS update process and automatically reboots the system when done. · · This function can support devices such as USB flash disk, hard disk, or floppy disk with FAT 32/16/12 format only. Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure! 2. 1. 5 Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS 3 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, floppy, or USB flash disk that contains the updated BIOS file. Prepare the support CD that came with the motherboard or a floppy disk that contains the motherboard BIOS before proceeding with the BIOS update process. Recovering the BIOS from the support CD To recover the BIOS from the support CD: 1. [. . . ] Configuration options: [Setup] [Always] 2. 7 Tools menu Press ENTER to run the utility to select and update BIOS. This utility doesn't support: 1. NTFS format ASUS EZ Flash 2 2. 7. 1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Allows you to run ASUS EZ Flash 2. When you press <Enter>, a confirmation message appears. Use the left/right arrow key to select between [Ok] or [Cancel], then press <Enter> to confirm your choice. ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility V3. 02 FLASH TYPE: Winbond W39V040FC F Current ROM BOARD: BP5265 VER: 0116 DATE: 01/10/07 PATH: A:\ A: Update ROM BOARD: Unknown VER: Unknown DATE: Unknown Note [Enter] Select or Load [Tab] Switch [B] Backup [ESC] Exit [Up/Down/Home/End] Move ASUS BP5265 2- 35 2. 8 Exit menu The Exit menu items allow you to load the optimal or failsafe default values for the BIOS items, and save or discard your changes to the BIOS items. Exit system setup after saving the changes. [. . . ]