English, Exploring the q-flash, Utility screen – GIGABYTE AMD Socket AM2 Processor Motherboard GA-M59SLI-S5 User Manual

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Exploring the Q-Flash

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utility screen

The Q-FlashBIOS utility screen consists of the following key components.

Task menu for Q-Flash utility:

Contains the names of three tasks. Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable
execution of the task.

Action bar:

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

Using the Q-Flash

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utility:

This section tells you how to update BIOS using the Q-Flash utility. As described in the "Before you
begin" section above, you must prepare a floppy disk having the BIOS file for your motherboard and
insert it to your computer. If you have already put the floppy disk into your system and have entered
the Q-Flash utility, please follow the steps below to flash BIOS.

Steps:

1. Press arrow buttons on your keyboard to move the light bar to "Update BIOS from Floppy" item in

the Q-Flash menu and press Enter button.
Later, you will see a box pop up showing the BIOS files you previously downloaded to the floppy
disk.

If you want to save the current BIOS for backup purpose, you can begin Step 1 with "Save
BIOS to Floppy" item.

2. Move to the BIOS file you want to flash and press Enter.

In this example, we only download one BIOS file to the floppy disk so only one BIOS file,
8GE800.F4, is listed.

Please confirm again you have the correct BIOS file for your motherboard.

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Flash Type/Size.................................SST 49LF002A

256K

Keep DMI Data

Enable

Update BIOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

Enter : Run

:Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

1 file(s) found

8GE800.F4

256K

Total size : 1.39M

Free size : 1.14M

F5 : Refresh

DEL : Delete

BIOS file in the floppy
disk.

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Flash Type/Size.................................SST 49LF002A

256K

Keep DMI Data

Enable

Update BIOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

Enter : Run

:Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

Reading BIOS file from floppy ...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.....................

Don't Turn Off Power or Reset System

Do not turn off power or
reset your system at this
stage!!

After BIOS file is read, you'll see a confirmation dialog box asking you "Are you sure to update BIOS?"

Please do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashing BIOS.

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Flash Type/Size.................................SST 49LF003A

256K

Keep DMI Data

Enable

Update BIOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

Enter : Run

:Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

Task menu for
Q-Flash

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utility

Q-Flash

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utility bar

Action bar

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