4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction
A. What is Dual BIOS Technology?
Dual BIOS means that there are two system BIOS (ROM) on the motherboard, one is the Main BIOS and the other is Backup BIOS.
Under the normal circumstances, the system works on the Main BIOS. If the Main BIOS is corrupted or damaged, the Backup BIOS can take over while the system is powered on. This means that your PC will still be able to run stably as if nothing has happened in your BIOS.
B. How to use Dual BIOS and Q-Flash Utility?
a. After power on the computer, pressing <Del> immediately during POST (Power On Self Test) it will allow you to enter Award BIOS CMOS SETUP, then press <F8> to enter Flash utility.
CMOS Setup
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`Standard CMOS Features
`Advanced BIOS Features
`Integrated Peripherals
`Power Management Setup
`PnP/PCI Configurations
`PC Health Status
`MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
Load
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
ESC: Quit | KLJI: Select Item |
F8: Dual | F10: Save & Exit Setup |
| Time, Date, Hard Disk Type... |
b. Dual BIOS / Q-Flash Programming Utility
Dual BIOS Utility V1.33
Boot From | Main Bios |
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Main ROM Type/Size | SST 49LF004A | 512K |
Backup ROM Type/Size | SST 49LF004A | 512K |
Wide Range Protection | Disable |
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Boot From | Main Bios |
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Auto Recovery | Enable |
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Halt On Error | Disable |
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Keep DMI Data | Enable |
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Copy Main ROM Data to Backup
Load Default Settings
Save Settings to CMOS
Update Main BIOS from Floppy
| Update Backup BIOS from Floppy |
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| Save Main BIOS to Floppy |
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| Save Backup BIOS to Floppy |
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PgDn/PgUp: Modify | KL: Move | ESC: Reset | F10: Power Off |
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