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Part Two:

Updating BIOS with Q-FlashTMUtility on Single-BIOS Motherboards.

This part guides users of single-BIOS motherboards how to update BIOS using the Q-Flashutility.

Entering the Q-FlashTMutility:

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

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2003 Award Software

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Standard CMOS Features

Top Performance

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Advanced BIOS Features

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

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Integrated Peripherals

Load Optimized Defaults

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Power Management Setup

Set Supervisor Password

`Enter Q-Flash Utility (Y/N)? Y

PnP/PCI ConfigurationsSet User Password

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PC Health Status

Save & Exit Setup

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Frequency/Voltage Control

Exit Without Saving

ESC: Quit

KLJI: Select Item

F8: Q-Flash

F10: Save & Exit Setup

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

Exploring the Q-FlashTMutility screen

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

Task menu for Q-FlashTMutility

 

 

 

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

 

 

 

 

Q-FlashTMutility bar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flash Type/Size

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SST 49LF003A

256K

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Keep DMI Data

Enable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Update BIOS from Floppy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Save BIOS to Floppy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enter : Run

KL:Move

ESC:Reset

F10:Power Off

 

 

Action bar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

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Gigabyte AGP 4X/8X manual Exploring the Q-FlashTMutility screen

AGP 4X/8X specifications

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