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  • Per Hansson
    Super Moderator
    • Jul 2005
    • 5895
    • Sweden
    #1

    Award BIOS Settings Backup?

    Hi, I've tried to find programs that allow me to save the current BIOS settings I've setup into a file so they can be restored if the BIOS gets cleared
    I have been unable to find any such utils (some very recent mobos have the options in the BIOS tho, like my Maximus Formula)

    But is it not possible to edit what setting get used when the "load optimized defaults" is selected in the BIOS?
    I had a look with MODBIN6 but could not find the option to do it tho
    The mobo in question is an old Epox 8RDA3+ with Award BIOS v6.00PG
    "The one who says it cannot be done should never interrupt the one who is doing it."
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    • gustie
      Senior Member
      • Dec 2008
      • 76
      #2
      Re: Award BIOS Settings Backup?

      sounds like you want genie bios like on DFI boards - you can save four different profiles for different settings - i think other board vendors should do this...

      DFI Lanparty NF2 Ultra B
      TICTAC 619XT Bios
      AMD Athlon XP-M 2600+ FQQ4C IDYHA I-Stepping
      Speeze Vulture spin 3 Heatsink and Fan
      2x Mushkin XP4000 1024m DDR500 (1:1) @ 2.5-3-2-8 1T
      GeForce FX 5700 256m
      Zalman VF900 CU GPU cooler
      Skyhawk 400W Aluminium psu
      Sharkoon Silent Eagle 1000 case fans

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        • bgavin
          Badcaps Legend
          • Jan 2007
          • 1355
          #3
          Re: Award BIOS Settings Backup?

          I use MODBIN6 to configure the Optimal and Safe settings on client BIOS for KG7-era boards. I've not done this with current boards, due to fear of MODBIN6 not knowing how to handle current BIOS. It has been a long time...

          The editing process is somewhat tedious, but self-explanatory as you go through each settings. You *must* do this in a pure MS-DOS environment and FAT32 hard disk. When you are all done, you save to a .BIN file that you can load (flash) into the BIOS. IIRC, it creates a copy on the hard disk, then reloads it back to the chip.

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            • Per Hansson
              Super Moderator
              • Jul 2005
              • 5895
              • Sweden
              #4
              Re: Award BIOS Settings Backup?

              Oh ok, I'll have to have another look then
              Guess I just missed where to do it...

              Thnx
              "The one who says it cannot be done should never interrupt the one who is doing it."

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                • Per Hansson
                  Super Moderator
                  • Jul 2005
                  • 5895
                  • Sweden
                  #5
                  Re: Award BIOS Settings Backup?

                  Ahh yea, now I get how it works
                  Mobo modded fine, I changed all the values under "SETUP DEFAULT" in MODBIN6 to my liking
                  It works great!
                  And on second notice it helped a bit to swap the 3v Lithium battery on the mobo too, it was completely dead

                  Ahh well, more beer, yes please
                  "The one who says it cannot be done should never interrupt the one who is doing it."

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