Contents

Chapter 2: BIOS information

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

2-2

 

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

2-2

 

2.1.2 Using AFUDOS to copy the current BIOS .............

2-3

 

2.1.3 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS ......................

2-3

 

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

2-5

 

2.1.5 Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS 2 .......

2-6

2.2

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

2-8

 

2.2.1

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

2-9

 

2.2.2

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

2-9

 

2.2.3

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

2-9

 

2.2.4

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

2-10

 

2.2.5

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

2-10

 

2.2.6

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

2-10

 

2.2.7

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

2-10

 

2.2.8

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

2-10

 

2.2.9

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

2-10

2.3

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

2-11

 

2.3.1

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

2-11

 

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

2-11

 

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

2-11

 

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

2-12

 

2.3.5

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

2-13

2.4

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

2-14

 

2.4.1

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

2-14

 

2.4.2

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

2-16

 

2.4.3

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

2-16

 

2.4.4

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

2-17

 

2.4.5

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

2-20

2.5

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

2-22

 

2.5.1

Suspend Mode [Auto] ..........................................

2-22

 

2.5.2 Repost Video on S3 Resume [No] .......................

2-22

 

2.5.3 ACPI 2.0 Support [No] .........................................

2-22

 

2.5.4

ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] .............................

2-22

 

2.5.5

APM Configuration ...............................................

2-23

 

2.5.6

Hardware Monitor ................................................

2-24

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