User manual GIGABYTE GA-7VRX

[. . . ] The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this document nor does the author make a commitment to up date the information contained herein. Third-party brands and names are the property of their respective owners. Please do not remove any labels on motherboard, this may void the warranty of this motherboard. Due to rapid change in technology, some of the specifications might be out of date before publication of this booklet. [. . . ] [Enter] to continue or [Esc] to abort. . . The means that the Main BIOS works normally and could automatically recover the Backup BIOS. Or the means that the Backup BIOS works normally and could automatically recover the Main BIOS. (This auto recovery utility is set by system automatically and can't be changed by user. ) C. BIOS flash utility enables users to update its BIOS within BIOS mode, no more fooling around any OS. 60 Technical Reference D. Load Main (Backup) BIOS From Floppy ?In the A:drive, insert the "BIOS" diskette, then Press Enter to Run. ?For Example: BIOS File name: 7VRXP. E8 Dual BIOS Utility Boot From. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Main BIOS Main ROM T ype. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SST 39SF020 Backup ROM T ype. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SST 39SF020 3 file(s) found Wide Range Protection Disable COMMAND. COM 92. 8K Boot From MainBIOS FLASH 848. EXE 472. 16K Auto Recovery Enable 7VRXP. E8 256K H alt On Error Disable Copy Main ROM Data to Backup T size: 1. 39M otal Free size:316k Load Default Settings F5:Refresh DEL:Delete Save Settings to CMOS Q-Flash Utility Load Main BIOS From Floppy Load Backup BIOS From Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy PgDn/PgUp:Modify ??:Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off Reading BIOS file from Floppy Don't Turn Off Power or RESET System. . . CHECKSUM=78B7 Are you sure to update BIOS? [Enter] to continue or [Esc] to abort. . . . . 61 GA-7VRX/GA-7VRXP Motherboard !!COPY BIOS Complete-Pass!! Please press any key to continue Congratulation!You have completed the flashed and now can restart system. Save Main (Backup) BIOS to Floppy ?In the A:drive, insert the "BIOS" diskette, then Press Enter to Run. Dual BIOS Utility Boot From. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Main BIOS Main ROM T ype. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SST 39SF020 Backup ROM T ype. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SST 39SF020 TYPE FILE NAME File name: Wide Range Protection Disable Boot From found 3 file(s) MainBIOS Auto Recovery Enable COMMAND. COM 92. 8K H alt On Error Disable FLASH 848. EXE 472. 16K Copy Main ROM Data to Backup 7VRXP. E8 256K Load Default Settings Save Settings to CMOS T size: 1. 39M otal Free size:316k Q-Flash Utility F5:Refresh DEL:Delete Load Main BIOS From Floppy Load Backup BIOS From Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy PgDn/PgUp:Modify ??:Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off Saving BIOS to floppy Don't Turn Off Power or RESET System. . . 62 Technical Reference DualBIOSTM Technology FAQ GIGABYTE T echnology is pleased to introduce DualBIOS technology, a hot spare for your system BIOS. This newest "Value-added" feature, in a long series of innovations from GIGABYTE, is available on this motherboard. Future GIGABYTE motherboards will also incorporate this innovation. What's DualBIOS TM? On GIGABYTE motherboards with DualBIOS there are physically two BIOS chips. For simplicity we'll call one your "Main BIOS" and the other we'll call your "Backup" BIOS (your "hot spare"). If your Main BIOS fails, the Backup BIOS almost automatically takes over on your next system boot. Whether the problem is a failure in flashing your BIOS or a virus or a catastrophic failure of the Main BIOS chip, the result is the same - the Backup BIOS backs you up, almost automatically. 63 GA-7VRX/GA-7VRXP Motherboard I. Answer: DualBIOS technology is a patented technology from Giga-Byte T echnology. The concept of this technology is based on the redundancy and fault tolerance theory. DualBIOS TM technology simply means there are two system BIOSes (ROM) integrated onto the motherboard. The mainboard will operate normally with the main BIOS, however, if the main BIOS is corrupt or damaged for various reasons, the backup BIOS will be automatically used when the system powered-On. Your PC will operate as before the main BIOS was damaged, and is completely transparent to the user. II. Answer: In today's 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. 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. [. . . ] In this case you have to type "A:\> Flash841 7VTX. F4" and then press "Enter". Microsoft(R) Windows98 © Copyright Microsoft Corp 1981-1999 A:\> dir/w Volume in drive A has no label Volume Serial Number is 16EB-353D Directory of A:\ COMMAND. COM 7VTX. F4 FLASH 841. EXE 3 file(s) 838, 954 bytes 0 dir(s) 324, 608 bytes free A:\> Flash841 7VTX. F4 (2) Now screen appears the following Flash Utility main menu. Press "Enter", the highlighted item will locate on the model name of the right-upper screen. Right after that, press "Enter" to start BIOS Flash Utility. 111 GA-7VRX/GA-7VRXP Motherboard (3) It will pop up a screen and asks "Are you sure to flash the BIOS?" Press [Enter] to continue the procedure, or press [ESC] to quit. [. . . ]