Flash Bios Method Introduction - Gigabyte GA-8I945G Pro User Manual

4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction

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
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.
Standard CMOS Features
Advanced BIOS Features
Integrated Peripherals
Power Management Setup
PnP/PCI Configurations
PC Health Status
MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
ESC: Quit
F8: Dual BIOS1/Q-Flash
b. Dual BIOS / Q-Flash Programming Utility
Boot From.................................................
Main ROM Type/Size...............................
Backup ROM Type/Size...........................
PgDn/PgUp: Modify
Only for GA-8I945G Pro.
A. What is Dual BIOS
Dual BIOS means that there are two system BIOS (ROM) on the
motherboard, one is the Main BIOS and the other is Backup BIOS.
and Q-Flash Utility?
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software
Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...
Dual BIOS Utility V1.33
Main Bios
SST 49LF004A
SST 49LF004A
Wide Range Protection Disable
Boot From
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
: Move ESC: Reset
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Select Language1
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
F3: Change Language1
F10: Save & Exit Setup
512K
512K
Main Bios
F10: Power Off
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