Table of contents

Chapter 3:Starting up

 

3.1

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

3-2

3.2

Powering up..................................................................................

3-2

3.3

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

3-2

 

3.3.1

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

3-3

 

3.3.2

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

3-4

 

3.3.3

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

3-5

 

3.3.4

Make Disk menu..............................................................

3-7

 

3.3.5

Manual menu...................................................................

3-8

 

3.3.6

ASUS Contact information...............................................

3-8

3.4

Software information....................................................................

3-9

Chapter 4:

Motherboard Info

 

4.1

Introduction...................................................................................

4-2

4.2

Motherboard layout......................................................................

4-2

4.3

Jumpers

.........................................................................................

4-3

4.4

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

4-5

Chapter 5:BIOS Information

 

5.1

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

5-2

 

5.1.1

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

5-2

 

5.1.2

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

5-3

 

5.1.3

AFUDOS utility................................................................

5-4

 

5.1.4

ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility.......................................

5-6

 

5.1.5

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

5-8

5.2

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

5-11

 

5.2.1

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

5-12

 

5.2.2

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

5-12

 

5.2.3

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

5-12

 

5.2.4

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

5-13

 

5.2.5

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

5-13

 

5.2.6

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

5-13

 

5.2.7

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

5-13

 

5.2.8

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

5-13

 

5.2.9

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

5-13

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