Contents

Chapter 2:

BIOS setup

 

2.1

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

2-2

 

2.1.1

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

2-2

 

2.1.2

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

2-3

 

2.1.3

ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility.......................................

2-6

 

2.1.4

ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility...................................................

2-8

 

2.1.5

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

2-9

2.2

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

2-12

 

2.2.1

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

2-13

 

2.2.2

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

2-13

 

2.2.3

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

2-14

 

2.2.4

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

2-14

 

2.2.5

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

2-14

 

2.2.6

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

2-14

 

2.2.7

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

2-14

 

2.2.8

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

2-15

2.3

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

2-16

 

2.3.1

System Time..................................................................

2-16

 

2.3.2

System Date..................................................................

2-16

 

2.3.3

Legacy Diskette A..........................................................

2-16

 

2.3.4

Primary IDE Master/Slave.............................................

2-17

 

2.3.5

SATA 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, and E-SATA......................................

2-18

 

2.3.6

SATA Configuration........................................................

2-19

 

2.3.7

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

2-20

2.4

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

2-21

 

2.4.1

JumperFree Configuration.............................................

2-21

 

2.4.2

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

2-23

 

2.4.3

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

2-24

 

2.4.4

Onboard Device Configuration......................................

2-27

 

2.4.5

PCIPnP..........................................................................

2-28

 

2.4.6

USB Configuration.........................................................

2-29

2.5

Power menu.................................................................................

2-30

 

2.5.1

Suspend Mode..............................................................

2-30

 

2.5.2

ACPI Support.................................................................

2-30

 

2.5.3

ACPI APIC Support.......................................................

2-30

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