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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.

Dual BIOS / Q-Flash Introduction

Method 2:

Standard CMOS Features

Select Language

Advanced BIOS Features

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Integrated Peripherals

Load Optimized Defaults

Power Management Setup

Set Supervisor Password

PnP/PCI Configurations

Set User Password

PC Health Status

Save & Exit Setup

Frequency/Voltage Control

Exit Without Saving

Top Performance

ESC:Quit

F3:Change Language

F8:Dual BIOS /Q-Flash

F10:Save & Exit Setup

Enter Dual BIOS / Q-Flash Utility (Y/N)? Y