| CONTENTS |
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4. BIOS SETUP ..................................................................................... | 46 | |
4.1 | Managing and Updating Your BIOS ......................................... | 46 |
| 4.1.1 Upon First Use of the Computer System ......................... | 46 |
| 4.1.2 Updating BIOS Procedures .............................................. | 48 |
4.2. BIOS Setup Program ................................................................. | 49 | |
| 4.2.1 BIOS Menu Bar ............................................................... | 50 |
| 4.2.2 Navigation Keys .............................................................. | 50 |
4.3 | Main Menu ................................................................................ | 52 |
| 4.3.1 Primary & Secondary IDE Master/Slave ......................... | 53 |
4.4 Advanced Menu .......................................................................... | 55 | |
| 4.4.1 Advanced CMOS Setup ................................................... | 56 |
| 4.4.2 Advanced Chipset Setup .................................................. | 59 |
| 4.4.3 Power Management Setup ............................................... | 60 |
| 4.4.4 Plug and Play Setup ......................................................... | 64 |
| 4.4.5 Peripheral Setup ............................................................... | 66 |
| 4.4.6 Hardware Monitor Setup ................................................. | 68 |
4.5 | Security Menu ............................................................................. | 69 |
4.6 | Exit Menu ................................................................................... | 70 |
5. SOFTWARE SETUP ....................................................................... | 71 | |
5.1 | Operating Systems .................................................................... | 71 |
| 5.1.1 Windows 98 First Time Installation ................................. | 71 |
5.2 | K7M Support CD ...................................................................... | 72 |
5.3 | Audio Driver (only with onboard audio option) ....................... | 73 |
5.4 | 74 | |
5.5 | Acrobat Reader Vx.x ................................................................ | 75 |
5.6 | IDE Driver ................................................................................ | 76 |
5.7 | Miniport Driver ......................................................................... | 77 |
5.8 | ASUS PC Probe ........................................................................ | 78 |
5.9 | YAMAHA | 79 |
5.10 YAMAHA XGStudio ................................................................ | 80 | |
5.11 Uninstalling Programs .............................................................. | 81 | |
6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE ........................................................... | 83 | |
6.1 | ASUS PC Probe ........................................................................ | 83 |
6.2 | Using YAMAHA XGPlayer ...................................................... | 89 |
6.3 | Using YAMAHA XGstudio Mixer ........................................... | 91 |
7. APPENDIX ....................................................................................... | 93 | |
7.1 | ASUS | 93 |
| ASUS K7M User’s Manual | 5 |