Contents

Chapter 2:BIOS setup

 

2.1

Managing and updating your BIOS ........................................

2-2

 

2.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk ..............................

2-2

 

2.1.2

AwardBIOS Flash Utility ..........................................

2-3

 

2.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS utility ...................................

2-4

 

2.1.4 ASUS EZ Flash utility ..............................................

2-4

 

2.1.5

ASUS Update utility ................................................

2-5

2.2

BIOS beep codes ..................................................................

2-7

2.3

BIOS setup program .............................................................

2-7

 

2.3.1

BIOS menu bar ........................................................

2-8

 

2.3.2

Legend bar .............................................................

2-8

2.4

Main menu ..........................................................................

2-10

2.5

Advanced menu ..................................................................

2-15

 

2.5.1

CPU Configuration.................................................

2-15

 

2.5.2

Memory Configuration ..........................................

2-16

 

2.5.3

Chipset .................................................................

2-17

 

2.5.4

PCIPnP ...................................................................

2-19

 

2.5.5

Onboard Devices Configuration ............................

2-20

 

2.5.6

USB Configuration.................................................

2-22

2.6

Power menu ........................................................................

2-23

 

2.6.1

APM Configuration ................................................

2-24

 

2.6.2

Hardware Monitor .................................................

2-26

2.7

Boot menu ..........................................................................

2-27

 

2.7.1

Boot Device Priority..............................................

2-27

 

2.7.2

Removable Drives .................................................

2-28

 

2.7.3

Hard Disk Drives ...................................................

2-28

 

2.7.4

CDROM Drives .......................................................

2-29

 

2.7.5

Boot Settings Configuration .................................

2-29

 

2.7.6

Security ................................................................

2-30

2.8

Exit menu ...........................................................................

2-32

Chapter 3:Software support

 

3.1

Installing an operating system .............................................

3-2

3.2

Support CD information ........................................................

3-2

 

3.2.1 Running the support CD .........................................

3-2

 

3.2.2

Drivers menu ..........................................................

3-3

 

3.2.3

Utilities menu ..........................................................

3-3

 

3.2.4

Contacts menu .......................................................

3-4

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