Gigabyte GA-K8N-SLI user manual Flash Bios Method Introduction, What is Dual Bios Technology?

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4-1-3 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

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 49LF004A	512K
Backup ROM Type/Size	SST 49LF004A	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

Only for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI.	Only for GA-K8N Pro-SLI.
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