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Technical Reference

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A. What is Dual BIOS Technology?

Dual B IOS 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 w orks on
the Main BIOS. If the M ain BIOS is corrupted or damaged, the Backup B IOS can take ov er while
the system is powered on. This means that your P C 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. A fter power on the computer, pressing immediately during POST (Power On Self Test) it
will allow you to enter Aw ard BIOS CMOS SETUP, then press to enter Flash utility.

Dual BIOS / Q-Flash Introduction

Method 2:

CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Software

}Standard CMOS Features

Select Language

}Adv anced BIOS Features

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

}Integrated Peripherals

Load Optimized Defaults

}Pow er Management Setup

Set Superv isor Password

}PnP/PCI Configurations

Set User Password

}PC Health Status

Sav e & Ex it Setup

}Frequency/Voltage Control

Ex it Without Sav ing

Top Performance

ESC:Quit

F3:Change Language

F8:Dual BIOS /Q-Flash

F10:Sav e & Exit Setup

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