Asus P5LD2 Chapter 3:, Powering up, Chapter 4:, BIOS setup

Contents

Chapter 3:		Powering up
3.1	Starting up for the first time.................................................		3-1
3.2	Powering off the computer...................................................		3-2
	3.2.1 Using the OS shut down function............................		3-2
	3.2.2 Using the dual function power switch.....................		3-2

Chapter 4:		BIOS setup
4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS.........................................			4-1
	4.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk...............................		4-1
	4.1.2	AFUDOS utility.........................................................	4-2
	4.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility.................................		4-5
	4.1.4 ASUS EZ Flash utility................................................		4-7
	4.1.5	ASUS Update utility.................................................	4-8
4.2	BIOS setup program............................................................		4-11
	4.2.2	Menu bar................................................................	4-12
	4.2.3	Navigation keys.....................................................	4-12
	4.2.1	BIOS menu screen..................................................	4-12
	4.2.4	Menu items............................................................	4-13
	4.2.5	Sub-menu items.....................................................	4-13
	4.2.6	Configuration fields................................................	4-13
	4.2.7	Pop-up window......................................................	4-13
	4.2.8	Scroll bar...............................................................	4-13
	4.2.9	General help...........................................................	4-13
4.3	Main menu...........................................................................		4-14
	4.3.1	System Time..........................................................	4-14
	4.3.2	System Date..........................................................	4-14
	4.3.3	Legacy Diskette A.................................................	4-14
	4.3.4 Primary, Third and Fourth IDE Master/Slave..........		4-15
	4.3.5	IDE Configuration...................................................	4-16
	4.3.6	System Information...............................................	4-18
4.4	Advanced menu...................................................................		4-19
	4.4.1	JumperFree Configuration.....................................	4-19
	4.4.2	LAN Cable Status..................................................	4-23
	4.4.3	USB Configuration..................................................	4-24
	4.4.4	CPU Configuration..................................................	4-25
	4.4.5	Chipset..................................................................	4-27
	4.4.6	Onboard Devices Configuration.............................	4-29
	4.4.7	PCI PnP...................................................................	4-31

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