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Entering the Q-FlashTMutility:

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

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

Standard CMOS Features

Select Language

Advanced BIOS Features

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Integrated Peripherals

Load Optimized Defaults

Power Management Setup

Set Supervisor Password

PnP/PCI Configurations

Set User Password

PC Health Status

Save & Exit Setup

MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)

Exit Without Saving

ESC: Quit

F3: Change Language

F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash

F10: Save & Exit Setup

 

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

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

Exploring the Q-FlashTM / Dual BIOS utility screen

The Q-Flash / Dual BIOS utility screen consists of the following key components.

Task menu for Dual BIOS utility

Task menu for Q-FlashTMutility

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dual BIOS utility bar

 

 

 

Dual BIOS Utility

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Load Default Settings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Save Settings to CMOS

 

 

 

 

Q-FlashTMutility title

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q-Flash Utility

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Load Main BIOS from Floppy

 

 

 

 

bar

 

 

 

Load Backup BIOS from Floppy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Save Main BIOS to Floppy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Save Backup BIOS to Floppy

 

 

 

 

Action bar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enter : Run

:Move

ESC:Reset

F10:Power Off

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Task menu for Dual BIOS utility:

Contains the names of eight tasks and two item showing information about the BIOS ROM type. Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execution of the task.

Task menu for Q-Flash utility:

Contains the names of four tasks. Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execu- tion of the task.

Action bar:

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

GA-8I865GM(F)K-775 Motherboard

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Gigabyte GA-8I865GMFK-775 Entering the Q-FlashTMutility, Exploring the Q-FlashTM / Dual Bios utility screen, Action bar

GA-8I865GMK-775, GA-8I865GMFK-775 specifications

The Gigabyte GA-8I865GMFK-775 and GA-8I865GMK-775 are popular motherboards that cater to Intel’s LGA 775 socket, specifically designed for the Pentium 4 and Celeron processors. These motherboards are part of the Intel 865 chipset family, which offers superior performance and flexibility, making them an excellent choice for users seeking to build a versatile and powerful system.

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