Contents

 

2.1.4

Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS

..................... 2-5

 

2.1.5

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

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

2.4

Advanced Menu ...........................................................................

2-15

 

2.4.1

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

2-15

 

2.4.2

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

2-17

 

2.4.3

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

2-18

 

2.4.4

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

2-21

 

2.4.5

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

2-22

2.5

Power Menu.................................................................................

2-23

 

2.5.1

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

2-24

 

2.5.2

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

2-25

2.6

Boot Menu....................................................................................

2-26

 

2.6.1

Boot Device Priority ......................................................

2-27

 

2.6.2

Boot Settings Configuration ..........................................

2-27

 

2.6.3

Security .........................................................................

2-28

2.7

Exit Menu .....................................................................................

2-29

Chapter 3:

Software Support

 

3.1

Installing An Operating System......................................................

3-2

3.2

Support CD Information .................................................................

3-2

 

3.2.1

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

3-2

 

3.2.2

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

3-3

 

3.2.3

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

3-3

 

3.2.4

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

3-4

 

3.2.5

Contacts menu................................................................

3-5

3.3

VIA RAID configurations.................................................................

3-6

 

3.3.1

Installing hard disks ........................................................

3-6

 

3.3.2

VIA RAID Configuration ..................................................

3-7

3.4

Creating a RAID driver disk..........................................................

3-10

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