Technical Reference

b. AMI Dual BIOS Flash ROM Programming Utility

 

 

 

 

AMI Dual BIOS Flash ROM Programming Utility V1.02

 

 

 

 

Boot From

Main BIOS

 

Main ROM Type

SST 39SF020

 

Backup ROM Type

SST 39SF020

 

Wide Range Protection

Disable

 

 

Boot From

MainBIOS

 

 

Auto Recovery

Enable

 

 

Halt On Error

Disable

 

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

 

 

Load Default Settings

 

 

Save Settings to CMOS

 

 

Load BIOS From Floppy

 

 

 

 

 

PgDn/PgUp:Modify

￿￿:Move

ESC:Reset

F10:Power Off

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c.Dual BIOS Item explanation: BIOS will auto detect: Boot From : Main BIOS

Main ROM Type : SST 39SF020

Backup ROM Type : SST 39SF020

Wide Range Protection: Disable(Default), Enable

Status 1:

If any failure (ex. Update ESCD failure, checksum error or reset…) occurs in the Main BIOS , just before the Operating System is loaded and after the power is on, and that the Wide Range Protection is set to "Enable", the PC will boot from Backup BIOS automatically.

Status 2:

If the ROM BIOS on peripherals cards(ex. SCSI Cards, LAN Cards,..) emits signals to request restart of the system after the user make any alteration on it, the boot up BIOS will not be changed to the Backup BIOS.

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Gigabyte GA-7VTXH, GA-7VTXE warranty Wide Range Protection DisableDefault, Enable

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