Chapter 3.

BIOS Setup............................................................................

3-1

3-1.

SoftMenu Setup........................................................................................

3-3

3-2.

Standard CMOS Features.........................................................................

3-5

3-3.

Advanced BIOS Features.........................................................................

3-8

3-4.

Advanced Chipset Features....................................................................

3-10

3-5.

Integrated Peripherals ............................................................................

3-12

3-6.

Power Management Setup .....................................................................

3-16

3-7.

PnP/PCI Configurations.........................................................................

3-18

3-8.

PC Health Status ....................................................................................

3-20

3-9.

Load Fail-Safe Defaults .........................................................................

3-23

3-10.

Load Optimized Defaults .......................................................................

3-23

3-11.

Set Password ..........................................................................................

3-23

3-12.

Save & Exit Setup ..................................................................................

3-23

3-13.

Exit Without Saving...............................................................................

3-23

Appendix A.

Install NVIDIA nForce Chipset Driver ..........................................

A-1

Appendix B.

Install Serial ATA RAID Driver......................................................

B-1

Appendix C.

Install ABIT µGuru Driver..............................................................

C-1

Appendix D.

POST Code Definition .....................................................................

D-1

Appendix E.

Troubleshooting (Need Assistance?)...............................................

E-1

Appendix F.

How to Get Technical Support ........................................................

F-1

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