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Unique Features

BecauseBIOSashingispotentiallyrisky,pleasedoitwithcaution.InadequateBIOSashingmay

result in system malfunction.

Chapter 5 Unique Features

5-1 BIOS Update Utilities

GIGABYTE motherboards provide two unique BIOS update tools, Q-Flash

™

and @BIOS

™

. GIGABYTE Q-Flash

and @BIOS are easy-to-use and allow you to update the BIOS without the need to enter MS-DOS mode.

Additionally, this motherboard features the DualBIOS

™

design, which enhances protection for the safety and

stability of your computer by adding one more physical BIOS chip.

What is DualBIOS

™

Motherboards that support DualBIOS have two BIOS onboard, a main BIOS and a backup BIOS. Normally, the

system works on the main BIOS. However, if the main BIOS is corrupted or damaged, the backup BIOS will

takeoveronthenextsystembootandcopytheBIOSletothemainBIOStoensurenormalsystemoperation.

For the sake of system safety, users cannot update the backup BIOS manually.

What is Q-Flash

™

With Q-Flash you can update the system BIOS without having to enter operating systems like MS-DOS or

Windowrst.EmbeddedintheBIOS,theQ-Flashtoolfreesyoufromthehasslesofgoingthroughcomplicated

BIOSashingprocess.

What is @BIOS

™

@BIOS allows you to update the system BIOS while in the Windows environment. @BIOS will download the

latestBIOSlefromthenearest@BIOSserversiteandupdatetheBIOS.

5-1-1 Updating the BIOS with the Q-Flash Utility

A. Before You Begin

1. FromGIGABYTE'swebsite,downloadthelatestcompressedBIOSupdatelethatmatchesyourmotherboard

model.

2. ExtracttheleandsavethenewBIOSle(e.g.Z87XUD5TH.F1)toyourUSBashdriveorharddrive.Note:

TheUSBashdriveorharddrivemustuseFAT32/16/12lesystem.

3. Restart the system. During the POST, press the <End> key to enter Q-Flash. Note: You can access Q-Flash

by either pressing the <End> key during the POST or pressing the <F8> key in BIOS Setup. However, if the

BIOSupdateleissavedtoaharddriveinRAID/AHCImodeoraharddriveattachedtoanindependent

SATA controller, use the <End> key during the POST to access Q-Flash.

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