Gigabyte Ga7n400 Manual

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@BIOS™ Introduction
Have you ever updated BIOS by yourself? Or like
many other people, you just know what BIOS is,
but always hesitate to update it? Because you think
updating newest BIOS is unnecessary and actually
you dont know how to update it.
Maybe not like others, you are very experienced in BIOS updating and spend quite a lot of time
to do it. But of course you dont like to do it too much. First, download different BIOS from website
and then switch the operating...

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CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2003 Award Software

Standard CMOS Features

Advanced BIOS Features

Advanced Chipset Features

Integrated Peripherals

Power Management Setup

PnP/PCI Configurations

PC Health Status
Frequency/Voltage Control
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
ESC: Quit: Select Item
F8: Dual BIOS / Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup
A. What...

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English2.) Award Dual BIOS Flash ROM Programming Utility
Dual BIOS Utility V1.30
Boot From....................................................... Main Bios
Main ROM Type/Size......................................SST 49LF003A 512K
Backup ROM Type/Size..................................SST 49LF003A 512K
Wide Range Protection Disable
Boot From Main Bios
Auto Recovery Enable
Halt On Error Disable
Keep DMI Data Enable
Copy Main ROM Data to Backup
Load Default Settings
Save Settings to...

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 Auto Recovery : Enable(Default), Disable
When one of the Main BIOS or Backup BIOS occurs checksum failure, the working BIOS will
automatically recover the BIOS of checksum failure.
(In the Power Management Setup of the BIOS Setting, if ACPI Suspend  Type is set to Suspend
to RAM, the Auto Recovery will be set to Enable automatically.)
(If you want to enter the BIOS setting, please pressDel key when the boot screen appears.)
 Halt On Error :...

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D. How to use Q-Flash?
Update Main BIOS from Floppy / Update Backup BIOS from Floppy C. What is Q-Flash Utility?
Q-Flash utility is a pre-O.S. BIOS flash utility enables users to update its BIOS within BIOS
mode, no more fooling around any OS.
Congratulation! You have completed the flashed and now can restart system.
Press Enter to Run.
Are you sure to update BIOS?
[Enter] to contiune Or [ESC] ot abort...
!! COPY BIOS Completed -Pass !!
Please press any key to continue...

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Save Main BIOS to Floppy / Save Backup BIOS to Floppy

In the A:drive, insert the floppy disk, then Press Enter to Run.
File name: XXXX.XX
Total Size: 1.39M Free Size: 1.39M
F5: Refresh DEL: Delete TAB: Switch
TYPE FILE NAME
To name the file.
Congratulate you have accomplished the saving.
 Make changes
 Move to previous item
 Move to next item
 Run
 Reset
 Power Off
CONTROLKEYS
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I. Q: What is DualBIOS™ technology?
Answer:
DualBIOS technology is a patented technology from Giga-Byte Technology. The concept of this
technology is based on the redundancy and fault tolerance theory. DualBIOS
™ technology simply
means there are two system BIOSes (ROM) integrated onto the motherboard. One is a main BIOS,
and the other is a backup BIOS. The mainboard will operate normally with the main BIOS, however,
if the main BIOS is corrupt or damaged for various...

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II. Q: Why does anyone need a motherboard with DualBIOS™ technology?
Answer:
In todays 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...

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EnglishIV. Q: Who Needs DualBIOS™ technology?
Answer:
This new technology will eliminate valuable system down time and costly repair bills cause by
BIOS failures.
1. Every user should have DualBIOS
™ technology due to the advancement of computer viruses.
Everyday, there are new BIOS-type viruses discovered that will destroy your system BIOS.
Most commercial products on the market do not have solutions to guard against this type of
virus intrusion. The DualBIOS
™ technology will...

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If you dont have DOS boot disk, we recommend that you used Gigabyte @BIOS™ program to flash
BIOS.
 Method 2 : @BIOS™ Utility
Methods and steps:
    I. Update BIOS through Internet
a. Click Internet Update icon
b. Click Update New BIOS icon
c. Select @BIOS
™ sever
d. Select the exact model name on your motherboard
e. System will automatically download and update the BIOS.(3)(1)
3.Click 
.
(4)
(2)
1. Click @BIOS item.
Press here.2. Click Start/ Programs/...