Contents

Chapter 2: BIOS setup

2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS

2-2

 

2.1.1

ASUS Update utility

2-2

 

2.1.2 Creating a bootable floppy disk

2-5

 

2.1.3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility

2-6

 

2.1.4

Updating the BIOS

2-7

 

2.1.5 Saving the current BIOS file

2-9

 

2.1.6 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility

2-10

2.2

BIOS setup program

2-11

 

2.2.1

BIOS menu screen

2-12

 

2.2.2

Menu bar

2-12

 

2.2.3

Legend bar

2-13

 

2.2.4

Menu items

2-13

 

2.2.5

Sub-menu items

2-13

 

2.2.6

Configuration fields

2-13

 

2.2.7

Pop-up window

2-14

 

2.2.8

General help

2-14

2.3

Main menu

2-15

 

2.3.1

System Time

2-15

 

2.3.2

System Date

2-15

 

2.3.3

Legacy Diskette A

2-15

 

2.3.4 Primary and Secondary IDE Master/Slave

2-16

 

2.3.5 First, Second, Third, Fourth SATA Master

2-18

 

2.3.6

HDD SMART Monitoring

2-19

 

2.3.7

Installed Memory

2-19

 

2.3.8

Usable Memory

2-19

2.4

Advanced menu

2-20

 

2.4.1

JumperFree Configuration

2-20

 

2.4.2

AI NET2

2-22

 

2.4.3

CPU Configuration

2-22

 

2.4.4

Chipset

2-24

 

2.4.5

PCIPnP

2-25

 

2.4.6

Onboard Devices Configuration

2-26

i v

Page 4
Image 4
Asus M2NPV-MX manual Bios setup