oldgeezer wrote:
does this product really allow you to restore a crashed BIOS from a
floppy or CD? I am very unlucky when it comes to flashing BIOS chips
and if CrashFree doesn't really does do what it claims, I will get
something like BIOS Savior to cover my butt so to speak.


BIOS chips are divided into two parts. The "Boot Block" is supposed
to contain enough code, to allow bootstrapping into DOS, for a flash
repair to the rest of the chip. So, in theory, BIOS flashing has
been "crash free" for years. But because many companies insist on
flash upgrading the Boot Block, as well as the main BIOS code block,
the Boot Block seldom survives a flash failure. And that is why
there are so many people who end up buying a replacement chip,
from a place like badflash.com.

So, while Asus may have a "CrashFree" feature, it would only work
as long as the flasher doesn't erase the Boot Block. And while the
BIOS Savior is certainly a viable option (as it gives you two
completely separate chips to work with), ioss.com.tw has not
introduced a version of BIOS Savior for the largest currently
shipping BIOS chips, so they don't cover a very large percentage
of all currently shipping motherboards. So badflash.com is your
main insurance now. Just make sure you have a spare computer to
use, while waiting for your replacement BIOS chip to arrive, if
there is an accident.

Paul