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

2-13

 

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

2-15

 

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

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