Contents

2.6

Expansion slots ................................................................

2-15

 

2.6.1 Installing an expansion card ................................

2-15

 

2.6.2 Configuring an expansion card ............................

2-15

 

2.6.3

PCI slots ..............................................................

2-17

 

2.6.4

AGP slot ...............................................................

2-18

 

2.6.5

Wi-Fi slot ..............................................................

2-19

2.7

Jumpers ............................................................................

2-20

2.8

Connectors .......................................................................

2-23

Chapter 3: Powering up

3.1

Starting up for the first time ................................................

3-1

3.2

Vocal POST messages ......................................................

3-2

3.3

Powering off the computer .................................................

3-4

Chapter 4: BIOS setup

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

4-1

 

4.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk .............................

4-1

 

4.1.2 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS ......................

4-1

 

4.1.3 Using AFUDOS to copy BIOS from PC .................

4-3

 

4.1.4 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS ............

4-4

 

4.1.5 Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS 2 .......

4-5

4.2

BIOS Setup program ..........................................................

4-7

 

4.2.1

BIOS menu screen ................................................

4-8

 

4.2.2

Menu bar ................................................................

4-8

 

4.2.3

Navigation keys .....................................................

4-8

 

4.2.4

Menu items ............................................................

4-9

 

4.2.5

Sub-menu items .....................................................

4-9

 

4.2.6

Configuration fields ................................................

4-9

 

4.2.7

Pop-up window ......................................................

4-9

 

4.2.8

Scroll bar ................................................................

4-9

 

4.2.9

General help ..........................................................

4-9

4.3

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

4-10

 

4.3.1

System Time [xx:xx:xxxx] .....................................

4-10

 

4.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] .............................

4-10

 

4.3.3 Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.] .......................

4-10

 

4.3.4 Primary and Secondary IDE Master/Slave ...........

4-11

 

4.3.5

System Information ..............................................

4-12

4.4

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

4-13

 

4.4.1

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

4-13

 

4.4.2

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

4-19

 

4.4.3

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

4-22

 

4.4.4

PCI PnP ...............................................................

4-25

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