Gigabyte GA-8S661GXMP user manual Exploring the Q-FlashTMutility screen, English

Exploring the Q-FlashTMutility screen

The Q-FlashBIOS utility screen consists of the following key components.

English

Task menu for Q-FlashTMutility

				Q-FlashTMutility bar
	Q-Flash Utility V1.30
Flash Type/Size	.................................	SST 49LF002A	256K
	Keep DMI Data	Enable
	Update BIOS from Floppy
	Save BIOS to Floppy			Action bar
Enter : Run	:Move	ESC:Reset	F10:Power Off

Task menu for Q-Flash utility:

Contains the names of three tasks. Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execution of the task.

Action bar:

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

Using the Q-FlashTMutility:

This section tells you how to update BIOS using the Q-Flash utility. As described in the "Before you begin" section above, you must prepare a floppy disk having the BIOS file for your motherboard and insert it to your computer. If you have already put the floppy disk into your system and have entered the Q-Flash utility, please follow the steps below to flash BIOS.

Steps:

1. Press arrow buttons on your keyboard to move the light bar to "Update BIOS from Floppy" item in the Q-Flash menu and press Enter button.

Later, you will see a box pop up showing the BIOS files you previously downloaded to the floppy

disk.

If you want to save the current BIOS for backup purpose, you can begin Step 1 with "Save BIOS to Floppy" item.

2. Move to the BIOS file you want to flash and press Enter.

In this example, we only download one BIOS file to the floppy disk so only one BIOS file, 8GE800.F4, is listed.

Please confirm again you have the correct BIOS file for your motherboard.

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Flash Type/Size		SST 49LF002A			256K
		1 file(s) found
	8GE800.F4		256K
	Total size : 1.39M	Free size : 1.14M
EnterF5 : Refresh		DEL : Delete			Off
	Q-Flash Utility V1.30
Flash Type/Size		SST 49LF002A		256K
	...Reading BIOS file from floppy
	>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
	EnterDon't Turn Off Power or Reset System
					Off

BIOS file in the floppy disk.

Do not trun off power or reset your system at this stage!!

After BIOS file is read, you'll see a dialog box asking you "Are you sure to update BIOS?" Please do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashing BIOS.

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