Gigabyte GA-8IG1000 User Manual page 80

II. Q: Why does anyone need a motherboard with DualBIOS
Answer:
In today's systems there are more and more BIOS failures. The most common reasons are virus
attacks, BIOS upgrade failures, and/or deterioration of the BIOS (ROM) chip itself.
1. New computer viruses are being found that attack and destroy the system BIOS. They may
corrupt your BIOS code, causing your PC to be unstable or even not boot normally.
2. BIOS data will be corrupted if a power loss/surge occurs, or if a user resets the system, or if
the power button is pressed during the process of performing a system BIOS upgrade.
3. If a user mistakenly updates their mainboard with the incorrect BIOS file, then the system
may not be able to boot correctly. This may cause the PC system hang in operation or
during boot.
4. A flash ROM's life cycle is limited according to electronic characteristics. The modern PC
utilizes the Plug and Play BIOS, and is updated regularly. If a user changes peripherals
often, there is a slight chance of damage to the flash ROM.
With Giga-Byte Technology' s patented DualBIOS
possibility of hangs during system boot up, and/or loss BIOS data due to above reasons.
This new technology will eliminate valuable system down time and costly repair bills cause
by BIOS failures.
III. Q: How does DualBIOS
Answer:
1. DualBIOS technology provides a wide range of protection during the boot up procedure. It
TM
protects your BIOS during system POST, ESCD update, and even all the way to PNP
detection/assignment.
2. DualBIOS TM provides automatic recovery for the BIOS. When the first BIOS used during
boot up does not complete or if a BIOS checksum error occurs, boot-up is still possible. In
the DualBIOS TM
BIOS or backup BIOS is corrupted, the DualBIOS
and correct the wrong BIOS automatically.
3. DualBIOS TM provides manual recovery for the BIOS. DualBIOS
built-in flash utility, which can flash your system BIOS from backup to main and/or visa
versa. There is no need for an OS-dependent flash utility program.
4. DualBIOS contains a one-way flash utility. The built-in one-way flash utility will ensure that
TM
the corrupt BIOS is not mistaken as the good BIOS during recovery and that the correct
BIOS (main vs. backup) will be flashed. This will prevent the good BIOS from being
flashed.
GA-8IG1000 Pro/GA-8IG1000 Motherboard
technology work?
TM
utility, the "Auto Recovery" option will guarantee that if either the main
- 76 -
technology?
TM
technology you can reduce the
TM
technology will use the good BIOS
TM
TM technology contains a