4-1-2 Flash BIOS Method Introduction

A. What is Dual BIOS Technology?

Dual BIOS means that there are two system BIOS (ROM) on the motherboard, one is the Main BIOS and the other is Backup BIOS.

Under the normal circumstances, the system works on the Main BIOS. If the Main BIOS is corrupted or damaged, the Backup BIOS can take over while the system is powered on. This means that your PC will still be able to run stably as if nothing has happened in your BIOS.

B. How to use Dual BIOS and Q-Flash Utility?

a. After power on the computer, pressing <Del> immediately during POST (Power On Self Test) it will allow you to enter Award BIOS CMOS SETUP, then press <F8> to enter Flash utility.

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

English

Standard CMOS Features

Advanced BIOS Features

Integrated Peripherals

Power Management Setup

PnP/PCI Configurations

PC Health Status

MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

ESC: Quit

: Select Item

F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash

F10: Save & Exit Setup

 

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

b.Dual BIOS / Q-Flash Programming Utility

Dual BIOS Utility V1.33

Boot From

Main Bios

 

Main ROM Type/Size

SST 49LF003A

512K

Backup ROM Type/Size

SST 49LF003A

512K

Wide Range Protection

Disable

 

 

Boot From

Main Bios

 

 

Auto Recovery

Enable

 

 

Halt On Error

Disable

 

 

Keep DMI Data

Enable

 

 

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

 

 

Load Default Settings

 

 

Save Settings to CMOS

 

 

 

 

 

Q-Flash Utility

 

 

Update Main BIOS from Floppy

 

 

Update Backup BIOS from Floppy

 

 

Save Main BIOS to Floppy

 

 

Save Backup BIOS to Floppy

 

 

 

 

 

PgDn/PgUp: Modify

: Move

ESC: Reset

F10: Power Off

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Gigabyte GA-8ANXP-D user manual What is Dual Bios Technology?, How to use Dual Bios and Q-Flash Utility?