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Dual BIOS Introduction

III. Q: How does DualBIOSTM technology work?

Answer:

1.DualBIOSTM technology provides a wide range of protection during the boot up procedure. It protects your BIOS during system POST, ESCD update, and even all the way to PNP detection/assignment.

2.DualBIOSTM provides automatic recovery for the BIOS. When the first BIOS used during boot up does not complete or if a BIOS checksum error occurs, boot-up is still possible. In the DualBIOSTM utility, the "Auto Recovery" option will guarantee that if either the main BIOS or backup BIOS is corrupted, the DualBIOSTM technology will use the good BIOS and correct the wrong BIOS automatically.

3.DualBIOSTM provides manual recovery for the BIOS. DualBIOSTM technology contains a built-in flash utility, which can flash your system BIOS from backup to main and/or visa versa. There is no need for an OS-dependent flash utility program.

4.DualBIOSTM contains a one-way flash utility. The built-in one-way flash utility will ensure that the corrupt BIOS is not mistaken as the good BIOS during recovery and that the correct BIOS (main vs. backup) will be flashed. This will prevent the good BIOS from being flashed.

IV. Q: Who Needs DualBIOSTM technology?

Answer:

1.Every user should have DualBIOSTM technology due to the advancement of computer viruses.

Everyday, there are new BIOS-type viruses discovered that will destroy your system BIOS. Most commercial products on the market do not have solutions to guard against this type of virus intrusion. The DualBIOSTM technology will provide a state-of-the-art solution to protect your PC:

Case I.) Vicious computer viruses may wipe out your entire system BIOS. With a conventional single system BIOS PC, the PC will not be functional until it is sent for repairs. Case II.) If the "Auto Recovery" option is enabled in the DualBIOSTM utility, and if a virus corrupts your system BIOS, the backup BIOS will automatically reboot the system and correct the main BIOS.

Case III.) A user may override booting from the main system BIOS. The DualBIOSTM utility may be entered to manually change the boot sequence to boot from the backup BIOS.

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Contents Harmful interference To radio FCC Compliance StatementDeclaration of Conformity 7ZXR Page How This Manual Is Organized BiosPage Table Of Content Revision History Item Checklist CPU Summary Of FeaturesBios 7ZXR 7ZXR Motherboard Layout7ZXR Motherboard Layout Set System Bus Speed CPU Speed Setup0AMD CPU Heat Sink Installation Ë100 102 104 106 108 110 112 133Connectors Floppy Port Game & Audio Port IDE1,IDE2 Primary/Secondary,IDE3/IDE4Raid/ATA100 Port CPU Fan J12 Wake On LAN J15 Auxin J18 CD Audio Line JP8 / LED1 STR LED Connector & Dimm LED USB 1 Connector Panel And Jumper Definition BAT1 BatteryJP3 Clear Cmos Function Optional JP4 Rear USB Device Wake up Selection USB Connector Æ USB1 JP10 Bios Write Protection Optional JP11 Front USB Device Wake up Selection USB Port Æ USB2 JP19 Onboard Promise Selection Optional Winbench99 Performance ListWinstone99 AMD-K7TM Block DiagramSetup with Windows 98 CD Suspend To RAM InstallationSTR function Installation Step-By-Step SetupStep How to put your system into STR mode? Suspend to RAM Installation How to recover from the STR sleep mode? + Dimm LED How to use Dual BIOS? a. Boot Screen Dual Bios IntroductionPress F1 to enter Dual Bios Utility What is Dual Bios Technology?Status Bios will auto detectCopy Main ROM Data to Backup Boot From Main Bios Default, Backup BiosAuto Recovery EnabledDefault, Disabled Halt On Error DisableDefault, EnableWhat’s DualBIOSTM? DualBIOSTM Technology FAQWhat is DualBIOSTM technology? Answer IV. Q Who Needs DualBIOSTM technology? Answer III. Q How does DualBIOSTM technology work? Answer7ZXR Motherboard Four Speaker Introduction What is Four Speaker?How to use Four Speaker? Four Speaker & Spdif IntroductionFour Speaker Application What is SPDIF? How to use SPDIF?Spdif Introduction 7ZXR Motherboard Four Speaker & Spdif Introduction Gigabyte announces @ Bios Windows Bios live update utility @ Bios IntroductionGigabyte announces EasyTuneIII Windows overdrive utility Easy TuneIIITM Introduction7ZXR Motherboard RAID 1 mirror What is Raid?Raid Introduction RAID 0 stripeStriping RAID About RAID LevelsRAID 1 Mirroring Mirroring RAIDCreating Your Disk Array Creating a Security Array With New Drives Creating an Array for PerformanceCreating a Security Array With An Existing Data Drive Raid Introduction Viewing Bios Screen Using FastBuild Configuration UtilityUsing the Main Menu Navigating the FastBuild Setup MenuOptimize Array For Creating Arrays AutomaticallyDefining Typical Application Usage Using a Hot Spare DriveCreating Multiple Disk Arrays Mode Viewing Drive AssignmentsManually Creating an Array Array No RAID Mode Total Drv CapacityMB StatusSelecting Stripe Block Selecting Array TypeAssigning Drives to Array Adding Fault Tolerance to an Existing Drive Creating a Mirrored Array Using New Drives↑ Up ↓ ESC Exit Ctrl-Y Save Making a Disk Array Bootable How Saves Array Information How Orders ArraysDeleting An Array 7ZXR Motherboard Rebuilding a Mirrored Array Keys Available ↑ Up ↓ Down ESC Exit Enter Select Halting Bios On Bootup Errors Viewing Controller SettingsViewing System Resources Memory Installation Bios Setup Entering Setup Bios SetupMain Menu Standard Cmos SetupBios Features Setup Chipset Features SetupLoad Setup Defaults Power Management SetupPnP/PCI Configurations Load Bios DefaultsDate Standard Cmos SetupPrimary Master / Slave , Secondary Master / Slave TimeFloppy Drive a / Drive B Extended Memory Boot Sector Virus ProtectionMemory Base Memory1st / 2nd / 3rd Boot Device Bios Features SetupA.R.T. for Hard Disks Boot Up Num-LockPassword Check Default valueSdram CAS# Latency Chipset Features SetupTop Performance Dram FrequencyAGP Aperture Size AGP ModePCI Delay Transaction AGP Comp. DrivingDram Drive Strength Bios Flash ProtectionDelay Dram Read Latch Sdram Command DriveRAS# Drive CAS# DriveAcpi Sleep Type Power Management SetupUSB Dev Wakeup From S3-S5 System after AC Back Function Soft-off by Power ButtonSuspend Time Out Minute Display ActivityResume On RTC Alarm VGA Boot From PnP/PCI ConfigurationsPnP OS Installed Reset Configuration DataIRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,14,15 DMA Channel 0,1,3,5,6,7Load Bios Defaults Y/N? N Load Bios DefaultsLoad Setup Defaults Load Setup DefaultsOn Board Serial Port a Integrated PeripheralsOn Board Serial Port B On Board Parallel port Serial Port B ModeDuplex Mode Parallel Port ModeSound Blaster AC97 AudioMC97 Modem OnBoard Legacy AudioGame Port 200h-207h MPU-401 I/O AddressHardware Monitor Load Setup Defaults Exit Without Saving Set Supervisor / User PasswordIDE HDD Auto Detection Save to Cmos and EXITY/N? Y Save & Exit SetupQuit without saving Y/N ? N Exit Without SavingAppendix Click Next Click Finish to restart computer Appendix B Creative Sound Driver Installation Click here ClickNext Click Finish to restart computer 103 104 FastTrak Utility Installation Click Next Click Finish to restart Promise RAID Driver Installation Bios update procedure Appendix D Bios Flash Procedure109 Aflashxxx.exe 7ZXR.f1 DDR Appendix E AcronymsVID