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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 immediately during POST (Power On Self Test) it will allow
you to enter Award BIOS CMOS SETUP, then press 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

: 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

: Move

ESC: Reset

F10: Power Off