Gigabyte Ga8knxp Manual

							Technical Reference- 67 -English2.During or after a BIOS upgrade, if DualBIOSTM
 detects that the main BIOS 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. DualBIOSTM
 technology examines
the 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 DualBIOSTM
 utility,
the option can be set, Halt On When BIOS Defects, to be enabled to halt your system with
awarning 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 HaltOn When BIOS Defects message may be disabled to avoid system pauses
during normal booting. Another advantage you gain from Giga-Bytes DualBIOSTM
technology is the ability to upgrade from dual 2 Mbit BIOS to dual 4
Mbit BIOS in the future if extra BIOS storage is need. IV. Q: Who Needs DualBIOSTM
 technology?
Answer:
1.Every user should have DualBIOSTM
 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 DualBIOSTM
 technology will provide a state-of-the-art solution to
protect your PC:
Case I.) Vicious computer viruses may wipe out your entire system BIOS. With a
conventional single system BIOS PC, the PC will not be functional until it is sent for repairs.
Case II.) If the Auto Recovery option is enabled in the DualBIOSTM
 utility, and if a virus
corrupts your system BIOS, the backup BIOS will automatically reboot the system and
correct the main BIOS.
Case III.) A user may override booting from the main system BIOS. The DualBIOSTM
 utility
may be entered to manually change the boot sequence to boot from the backup BIOS. 
						

							- 68 - GA-8KNXP Ultra-64 MotherboardEnglishFlash BIOS Method Introduction
Q-Flash™
 is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM. With this utility, users only have to stay in
the BIOS menu when they want to update BIOS. Q-Flash™
 allows users to flash BIOS without any
utility in DOS or Windows. Using Q-Flash™
 indicating no more fooling around with any complicated
instructions and operating system since it is in the BIOS menu.
Please note that because updating BIOS has potential risk, please do it with caution!! We
are sorry that Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd is not responsible for damages of system
because of incorrect manipulation of updating BIOS to avoid any claims from end-users.Before You Begin:
Before you start updating BIOS with the Q-Flash™ 
utility, please follow the steps below first.
1.Download the latest BIOS for your motherboard from Gigabytes website.
2.Extract the BIOS file downloaded and save the BIOS file (the one with model name.Fxx. For
example, 7VRXP.F12) to a floppy disk.
3.Reboot your PC and press Del to enter BIOS menu.
The BIOS upgrading guides below are separated into two parts.
If your motherboard has dual BIOS, please refer to Part One.
If your motherboard has single BIOS, please refer to Part Two. 
						

							Technical Reference- 69 -EnglishThe BIOS file is F10
before updating
Entering the Q-Flash™
 utility:
Step1: To use Q-Flash™
 utility, you must press Del in the boot screen to enter BIOS menu.AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 2.00
(C) 2001 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved
STANDARD CMOS SETUPINTEGRATED PERIPHERALS
BIOS FEATURES SETUPHARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP
CHIPSET FEATURES SETUPSUPERVISOR PASSWORD
POWER MANAGEMENT SETUPUSER PASSWORD
PNP / PCI CONFIGURATIONIDE HDD AUTO DETECTION
LOAD FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTSSAVE & EXIT SETUP
LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTSEXIT WITHOUT SAVING
ESC: Quithifg: Select ItemF5: Old ValuesF6: Fail-Safe Values
F7: Optimized Values             F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash               F10:Save & Exit
Load Fail-Safe DefaultsPart One:
Updating BIOS with Q-Flash™
 Utility on Dual BIOS Motherboards.
Some of Gigabyte motherboards are equipped with dual BIOS. In the BIOS menu of the
motherboards supporting Q-Flash™ 
and Dual BIOS, the Q-Flash™
 utility and Dual BIOS utility are
combined in the same screen. This section only deals with how to use Q-Flash™ 
utility.
In the following sections, we take GA-7VRXP as the example to guide you how to flash BIOS from
an older version to the latest version. For example, from F10 to F12.7VRXP F10
AMD-Athlon(tm)Processor-1333MHz
Check System Health !
Checking NVRAM...Update OK
262144KB
DEL:Steup/Dual BIOS/Q-Flash F8:Boot Menu F12:Network boot TAB:Logo
Auto-Detecting Pri Master..IDE Hard Disk
Auto-Detecting Pri Slave...Not Detected
Auto-Detecting Sec Master..ATAPI CDROM
Auto-Detecting Sec Slave.. Not Detected
( C ) American Megatrends Inc.,
62-2003-001199-00101111-040201-KT333-GA7VRXP1- American     Release:08/23/2002
Megatrends  AMIBIOS (C) 1999 American Megatrend 
						

							- 70 - GA-8KNXP Ultra-64 MotherboardEnglishStep 2: Press F8 button on your keyboard and then Y button to enter the Q-Flash™
 utility.
Exploring the Q-Flash™
/Dual BIOS utility screen
The Q-Flash™
/Dual BIOS utility screen consists of the following key components. AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 2.00
(C) 2001 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved
STANDARD CMOS SETUPINTEGRATED PERIPHERALS
BIOS FEATURES SETUPHARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP
CHIPSET FEATURES SETUPSUPERVISOR PASSWORD
POWER MANAGEMENT SETUPUSER PASSWORD
PNP / PCI CONFIGURATIONIDE HDD AUTO DETECTION
LOAD FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTSSAVE & EXIT SETUP
LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTSEXIT WITHOUT SAVING
ESC: Quithifg: Select ItemF5: Old ValuesF6: Fail-Safe Values
F7: Optimized Values             F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash               F10:Save & Exit
Load Fail-Safe DefaultsENTER DUAL BIOS/Q-FLASH UTILITY (Y/N) ? YDual BIOS UtilityBoot From.........................................Main Bios
Main ROM Type/Size........................SST 49LF003A256K
Backup ROM Type/Size....................SST 49LF003A256K
Wide Range ProtectionDisable
Boot FromMain Bios
Auto RecoveryEnable
Halt On ErrorDisable
Copy Main ROM Data to Backup
Load Default Settings
Save Settings to CMOSQ-Flash Utility
Load Main BIOS from Floppy
Load Backup BIOS from Floppy
Save Main BIOS to Floppy
Save Backup BIOS to Floppy       Enter : Run             hi:Move               ESC:Reset              F10:Power OffDual BIOS utility barQ-FlashTM
 utility title
barAction bar Task menu for
Q-FlashTM
 utilityTask menu for
Dual BIOS utility 
						

							Technical Reference- 71 -EnglishTask menu for Dual BIOS utility:
Contains the names of eight tasks and two item showing information about the BIOS ROM type.
Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execution of the task.
Task menu for Q-Flash™
 utility:
Contains the names of four tasks. Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable
execution of the task.
Action bar:
Contains the names of four actions needed to operate the Q-Flash™
/Dual BIOS utility. Pressing the
buttons mentioned on your keyboards to perform these actions.
Using the Q-Flash™
 utility:
This section tells you how to update BIOS using the Q-Flash™
 utility. As described in the Before you
begin section above, you must prepare a floppy disk having the BIOS file for your motherboard and
insert it to your computer. If you have already put the floppy disk into your system and have entered
the Q-Flash™
 utility, please follow the steps below to flash BIOS.
Steps:
1. Press arrow buttons on your keyboard to move the light bar to Load Main BIOS from Floppy
item in the Q-Flash™
 menu and press Enter button.
If you want to save the current BIOS for backup purpose, you can begin Step 1 with
Save Main BIOS to Floppy item.Dual BIOS UtilityBoot From.........................................Main Bios
Main ROM Type/Size........................SST 49LF003A256K
Backup ROM Type/Size....................SST 49LF003A256K
Wide Range ProtectionDisable
Boot FromMain Bios
Auto RecoveryEnable
Halt On ErrorDisable
Copy Main ROM Data to Backup
Load Default Settings
Save Settings to CMOSQ-Flash Utility
Load Main BIOS from Floppy
Load Backup BIOS from Floppy
Save Main BIOS to Floppy
Save Backup BIOS to Floppy       Enter : Run             hi:Move               ESC:Reset              F10:Power Off 
						

							- 72 - GA-8KNXP Ultra-64 MotherboardEnglishLater, you will see a box pop up showing the BIOS files you previously downloaded to the floppy
disk.
2.Move to the BIOS file you want to flash and press Enter.
   In this example, we only download one BIOS file to the floppy disk so only one BIOS file,
   7VRXP.F12, is listed.
Please confirm again you have the correct BIOS file for your motherboard.BIOS file in the floppy disk.
After pressing Enter, youll then see the progress of reading the BIOS file from the floppy disk.Please do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashing BIOS.Dual BIOS UtilityBoot From.........................................Main Bios
Main ROM Type/Size........................SST 49LF003A256K
Backup ROM Type/Size....................SST 49LF003A256K
Wide Range ProtectionDisable
Boot FromMain Bios
Auto RecoveryEnable
Halt On ErrorDisable
Copy Main ROM Data to Backup
Load Default Settings
Save Settings to CMOSQ-Flash Utility
Load Main BIOS from Floppy
Load Backup BIOS from Floppy
Save Main BIOS to Floppy
Save Backup BIOS to Floppy       Enter : Run             hi:Move               ESC:Reset              F10:Power OffDual BIOS UtilityBoot From.........................................Main Bios
Main ROM Type/Size........................SST 49LF003A256K
Backup ROM Type/Size....................SST 49LF003A256K
Wide Range ProtectionDisable
Boot FromMain Bios
Auto RecoveryEnable
Halt On ErrorDisable
Copy Main ROM Data to Backup
Load Default Settings
Save Settings to CMOSQ-Flash Utility
Load Main BIOS from Floppy
Load Backup BIOS from Floppy
Save Main BIOS to Floppy
Save Backup BIOS to Floppy       Enter : Run             hi:Move               ESC:Reset              F10:Power OffDo not truning off power or reset
your system at this stage!!Reading BIOS file from floppy...
>>>>>>>>>>>>......................
Don’t Turn Off Power Or Reset System7VRXP.F12256K
Total size: 1.39MFree size:1.14M
F5 : RefreshDEL : Delete1  file(s) found 
						

							Technical Reference- 73 -EnglishAfter BIOS file is read, youll see a confirmation dialog box asking you Are you sure to update
BIOS?Please do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashing BIOS. 3. Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS.
    Then it will begin to update BIOS. The progress of updating BIOS will be displayed.Dual BIOS UtilityBoot From.........................................Main Bios
Main ROM Type/Size........................SST 49LF003A256K
Backup ROM Type/Size....................SST 49LF003A256K
Wide Range ProtectionDisable
Boot FromMain Bios
Auto RecoveryEnable
Halt On ErrorDisable
Copy Main ROM Data to Backup
Load Default Settings
Save Settings to CMOSQ-Flash Utility
Load Main BIOS from Floppy
Load  Backup BIOS from Floppy
Save Main BIOS to Floppy
Save Backup BIOS to Floppy       Enter : Run             hi:Move               ESC:Reset              F10:Power OffYou can press Enter to continue
updating BIOS or ESC to abort.CHECKSUM = 96D2
  Are you sure to update BIOS?
[Enter] to continue or [Esc] to abort.....Dual BIOS UtilityBoot From.........................................Main Bios
Main ROM Type/Size........................SST 49LF003A256K
Backup ROM Type/Size....................SST 49LF003A256K
Wide Range ProtectionDisable
Boot FromMain Bios
Auto RecoveryEnable
Halt On ErrorDisable
Copy Main ROM Data to Backup
Load Default Settings
Save Settings to CMOSQ-Flash Utility
Load Main BIOS from Floppy
Load Backup BIOS from Floppy
Save Main BIOS to Floppy
Save Backup BIOS to Floppy       Enter : Run             hi:Move               ESC:Reset              F10:Power OffThe progress of updating BIOS.
Do not turning off power or reset
your system at this stage to avoid
damaging your BIOS rom!!Programming Now.......
>>>>>>>>>>>>......................
Dont Turn Off Power Or Reset System 
						

							- 74 - GA-8KNXP Ultra-64 MotherboardEnglish4. Press any keys to return to the Q-Flash™
 menu when the BIOS updating procedure is completed.You can repeat Step 1 to 4 to flash the backup BIOS, too.
5. Press Esc and then Y button to exit the Q-Flash™
 utility. The computer will restart automatically
    after you exit Q-Flash™
.Dual BIOS UtilityBoot From.........................................Main Bios
Main ROM Type/Size........................SST 49LF003A256K
Backup ROM Type/Size....................SST 49LF003A256K
Wide Range ProtectionDisable
Boot FromMain Bios
Auto RecoveryEnable
Halt On ErrorDisable
Copy Main ROM Data to Backup
Load Default Settings
Save Settings to CMOSQ-Flash Utility
Load Main BIOS from Floppy
Load Backup BIOS from Floppy
Save Main BIOS to Floppy
Save Backup BIOS to Floppy       Enter : Run             hi:Move               ESC:Reset              F10:Power OffAre you sure to RESET ?
[Enter] to continue or [Esc] to abort...Dual BIOS UtilityBoot From.........................................Main Bios
Main ROM Type/Size........................SST 49LF003A256K
Backup ROM Type/Size....................SST 49LF003A256K
Wide Range ProtectionDisable
Boot FromMain Bios
Auto RecoveryEnable
Halt On ErrorDisable
Copy Main ROM Data to Backup
Load Default Settings
Save Settings to CMOSQ-Flash Utility
Load Main BIOS from Floppy
Load Backup BIOS from Floppy
Save Main BIOS to Floppy
Save Backup BIOS to Floppy       Enter : Run             hi:Move               ESC:Reset              F10:Power Off!! Copy BIOS completed - Pass !!
     Please press any key to continue 
						

							Technical Reference- 75 -EnglishThe BIOS file becomes
F12 after updating
6. Press Del to enter BIOS menu after system reboots. When you are in BIOS menu, move to Load
    Fail-Safe Defaults item and press Enter to load BIOS Fail-Safe Defaults. Normally the system
    redetects all devices after BIOS has been upgraded. Therefore, we highly recommend reloading
    the BIOS defaults after BIOS has been upgraded. The following is an AMI BIOS menu screen. However, you can also find similar option in
AWARD BIOS menu.AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 2.00
(C) 2001 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved
STANDARD CMOS SETUPINTEGRATED PERIPHERALS
BIOS FEATURES SETUPHARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP
CHIPSET FEATURES SETUPSUPERVISOR PASSWORD
POWER MANAGEMENT SETUPUSER PASSWORD
PNP / PCI CONFIGURATIONIDE HDD AUTO DETECTION
LOAD FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTSSAVE & EXIT SETUP
LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTSEXIT WITHOUT SAVING
ESC: Quithifg: Select ItemF5: Old ValuesF6: Fail-Safe Values
F7: Optimized Values             F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash               F10:Save & Exit
Load Fail-Safe DefaultsPress Enter on
your keyboard After system reboots, you may find the BIOS version on your boot screen becomes the one you
flashed.7VRXP F12
AMD-Athlon(tm)Processor-1333MHz
Check System Health !
Checking NVRAM...Update OK
262144KB
DEL:Steup/Dual BIOS/Q-Flash F8:Boot Menu F12:Network boot TAB:Logo
Auto-Detecting Pri Master..IDE Hard Disk
Auto-Detecting Pri Slave...Not Detected
Auto-Detecting Sec Master..ATAPI CDROM
Auto-Detecting Sec Slave.. Not Detected
( C ) American Megatrends Inc.,
62-2003-001199-00101111-040201-KT333-GA7VRXP1- American     Release:08/23/2002
Megatrends  AMIBIOS (C) 1999 American Megatrend 
						

							- 76 - GA-8KNXP Ultra-64 MotherboardEnglishAMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 2.00
(C) 2001 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved
STANDARD CMOS SETUPINTEGRATED PERIPHERALS
BIOS FEATURES SETUPHARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP
CHIPSET FEATURES SETUPSUPERVISOR PASSWORD
POWER MANAGEMENT SETUPUSER PASSWORD
PNP / PCI CONFIGURATIONIDE HDD AUTO DETECTION
LOAD FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTSSAVE & EXIT SETUP
LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTSEXIT WITHOUT SAVING
ESC: Quithifg: Select ItemF5: Old ValuesF6: Fail-Safe Values
F7: Optimized Values             F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash               F10:Save & Exit
Load Fail-Safe DefaultsPress Y on your
keyboard to load
defaults.Load Fail-Safe Defaults (Y/N)? Y7. Select Save & Exit Setup item to save the settings to CMOS and exit the BIOS menu. System
will reboot after you exit the BIOS menu. The procedure is completed.
AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 2.00
(C) 2001 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved
STANDARD CMOS SETUPINTEGRATED PERIPHERALS
BIOS FEATURES SETUPHARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP
CHIPSET FEATURES SETUPSUPERVISOR PASSWORD
POWER MANAGEMENT SETUPUSER PASSWORD
PNP / PCI CONFIGURATIONIDE HDD AUTO DETECTION
LOAD FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTSSAVE & EXIT SETUP
LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTSEXIT WITHOUT SAVING
ESC: Quithifg: Select ItemF5: Old ValuesF6: Fail-Safe Values
F7: Optimized Values             F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash               F10:Save & Exit
Load Fail-Safe DefaultsPress Y on your
keyboard to
save and exit.SAVE to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N) ? Y