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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.

Dual BIOS / Q-Flash Introduction

Method 1:

}Standard CMOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

}Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults

}Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password

}Power Management Setup Set User Password

}PnP/PCI Configurations Save & Exit Setup

}PC Health Status Exit Without Saving

}Frequency/Voltage Control

ESC:Quit higf: Select Item

F8:Dual BIOS /Q-Flash F10:Save & Exit Setup

Tim e, Date, Hard Disk Type...

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

BIOS Flash Procedure

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