Gigabyte GA-8I915P-D Pro Manual - Page 57

Flash BIOS Method Introduction

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English 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 immediately during POST (Power On Self Test) it will allow you to enter Award BIOS CMOS SETUP, then press 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.) ESC: Quit F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving higf: Select Item 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 Backup ROM Type/Size SST 49LF003A 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 hi: Move ESC: Reset 512K 512K F10: Power Off - 57 - Appendix

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Appendix
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English
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.
b.
Dual BIOS / Q-Flash Programming Utility
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.
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.
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
higf
: Select Item
F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash
F10: Save & Exit Setup
Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...
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
hi
: Move
ESC: Reset
F10: Power Off