Gigabyte GA-K8NS Entering the Q-FlashTMutility, Task menu for Dual Bios utility, Action bar

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Entering the Q-FlashTMutility:

Step1: To use Q-Flash utility, you must press Del in the boot screen to enter BIOS menu.

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software

Standard CMOS Features	Select Language
Advanced BIOS Features	Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Integrated Peripherals	Load Optimized Defaults
Power Management Setup	Set Supervisor Password
PnP/PCI Configurations	Set User Password
PC Health Status	Save & Exit Setup
MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)	Exit Without Saving
ESC: Quit	F3: Change Language
F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash	F10: Save & Exit Setup
	Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

Step 2: Press F8 button on your keyboard and then Y button to enter the Dual BIOS/Q-Flash utility.

Exploring the Q-FlashTM / Dual BIOS utility screen

The Q-Flash / Dual BIOS utility screen consists of the following key components.

Task menu for Dual BIOS utility

Task menu for Q-FlashTMutility

								Dual BIOS utility bar
			Dual BIOS Utility
			Dual BIOS Utility

		Boot From		Main Bios
		Main ROM Type/Size		SST 49LF004A	512K
		Backup ROM Type/Size		SST 49LF004A	512K
		Wide Range Protection		Disable
			Boot From	Main Bios
			Auto Recovery	Enable
			Halt On Error	Disable
			Copy Main ROM Data to Backup
			Load Default Settings
			Save Settings to CMOS					Q-FlashTMutility title

			Q-Flash Utility
			Q-Flash Utility
			Load Main BIOS from Floppy					bar
			Load Backup BIOS from Floppy					bar
			Save Main BIOS to Floppy
			Save Backup BIOS to Floppy					Action bar
			Save Backup BIOS to Floppy
		Enter : Run	:Move	ESC:Reset	F10:Power Off
		Enter : Run	:Move	ESC:Reset	F10:Power Off

Task menu for Dual BIOS utility:

Contains the names of eight tasks and two item showing information about the BIOS ROM type. Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execution of the task.

Task menu for Q-Flash utility:

Contains the names of four tasks. Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execu- tion of the task.

Action bar:

Contains the names of four actions needed to operate the Q-Flash/Dual BIOS utility. Pressing the buttons mentioned on your keyboards to perform these actions.

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