Gigabyte 6WXM User Manual page 44

Pentium ii / iii / celeron processor mainboard
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6WXM
TM
DualBIOS
utility may be entered to manually change the boot sequence
to boot from the backup BIOS.
2. During or after a BIOS upgrade, if DualBIOS
is corrupt, the backup BIOS will take over the boot-up process
automatically. Moreover, it will verify the main and backup BIOS
checksums when booting-up. DualBIOS
checksum of the main and backup BIOS while the system is powered on
to guarantee your BIOS operates properly.
3. Power Users will have the advantage of having two BIOS versions on their
mainboard. The benefit is being able to select either version BIOS to suit
the performance system needs.
4. Flexibility for high-end desktop PCs and workstation/servers. In the
TM
DualBIOS
utility, the option can be set, "Halt On When BIOS Defects,"
to be enabled to halt your system with a warning message that the main
BIOS has been corrupted. Most workstation/servers require constant
operation to guarantee services have not been interrupted. In this
situation, the "Halt On When BIOS Defects" message may be disabled to
avoid system pauses during normal booting. Another advantage you gain
from Giga-Byte' s DualBIOS
dual 2 Mbit BIOS to dual 4 Mbit BIOS in the future if extra BIOS storage is
need.
TM
detects that the main BIOS
TM
technology examines the
TM
technology is the ability to upgrade from
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