English, 1-2 flash bios method introduction, A. what is dual bios technology – Intel GA-8I915P User Manual

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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

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Standard CMOS Features

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Advanced BIOS Features

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Integrated Peripherals

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Power Management Setup

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PnP/PCI Configurations

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PC Health Status

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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 BIOSjk/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 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

hi: Move

ESC: Reset

F10: Power Off

Only for GA-8I915P Ultra.

Only for GA-8I915P Pro.

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