Gigabyte GA-8IEX Series Technical Reference page 44

Method 3:
Dual BIOS / Q-Flash 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. 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 <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.
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software
}Standard CMOS Features
}Advanced BIOS Features
}Integrated Peripherals
}Power Management Setup
}PnP/PCI Configurations
}PC Health Status
}Frequency/Voltage Control
Enter Dual BIOS / Q-Flash Utility (Y/N)? Y
Top Performance
ESC:Quit
F8:Dual BIOS /Q-Flash
GA-8IEX Series Motherboard
Select Language
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
F3:Change Language
F10:Save & Exit Setup
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