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Contents
BIOS setup 1
2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ..........................................................................2
2.1.1 Creating a bootable oppy disk ............................................................2
2.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash utility ..................................................................................3
2.1.3 AFUDOS utility .............................................................................................4
2.1.4 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility .................................................................6
2.2 BIOS setup program .......................................................................................................7
2.2.1 BIOS menu screen .......................................................................................8
2.2.2 Menu bar ........................................................................................................8
2.2.3 Navigation keys ...........................................................................................8
2.2.4 Menu items....................................................................................................9
2.2.5 Sub-menu items ..........................................................................................9
2.2.6 Conguration elds ....................................................................................9
2.2.7 Pop-up window ...........................................................................................9
2.2.8 Scroll bar .........................................................................................................9
2.2.9 General help ..................................................................................................9
2.3 Main menu .......................................................................................................................10
2.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xxxx] ........................................................................10
2.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] ..............................................................10
2.3.3 Legacy Diskette A [Disabled] ................................................................10
2.3.4 Primary and SATA IDE Master/Slave ...................................................11
2.3.5 IDE Conguration ......................................................................................12
2.3.6 System Information ..................................................................................14
2.4 Advanced menu.............................................................................................................15
2.4.1 USB Conguration ....................................................................................15
2.4.3 CPU Conguration ....................................................................................17
2.4.4 Chipset ..........................................................................................................19
2.4.5 Onboard Devices Conguration ..........................................................20
2.4.6 PCI PnP ..........................................................................................................21
2.5 Power menu ....................................................................................................................23
2.5.1 Suspend Mode [S3 only] .........................................................................23
2.5.2 ACPI 2.0 Support [Yes] .............................................................................23
2.5.3 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] ................................................................23
2.5.4 APM Conguration ...................................................................................24