• The default BIOS settings for this motherboard apply for most conditions to ensure optimum performance. If the system becomes unstable after changing any BIOS settings, load the default settings to ensure system compatibility and stability. Select the Load Setups Default item under the Exit Menu. See section 2.8 Exit Menu.

The BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference purposes only, and may not exactly match what you see on your screen.

Visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com to download the latest BIOS file for this motherboard.

2.2.1BIOS menu screen

Menu items

Menu bar

 

Configuration fields

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Main

 

 

Advanced

Power

 

Boot

Tools

Exit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

System

Time

 

 

 

[00:31:48]

 

System

Date

 

 

 

[Tue 01/08/2002]

Legacy

Diskette A

 

 

[1.44M, 3.5 in.]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SATA

1

 

 

 

:[Not Detected]

 

SATA

2

 

 

 

:[Not Detected]

 

SATA

3

 

 

 

:[Not Detected]

 

SATA

4

 

 

 

:[Not Detected]

 

SATA

5

 

 

 

:[Not Detected]

 

SATA

6

 

 

 

:[Not Detected]

 

Storage Configuration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

System Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General help

Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to select a field.

Use [+] or [-] to configure system Time.

Select Screen

Select Item

+- Change Field

Tab Select Field

F1 General Help

F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit

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Submenu items

Navigation keys

2.2.2Menu bar

The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items:

Main

For changing the basic system configuration.

Advanced

For changing the advanced system settings.

Power

For changing the advanced power management (APM)

 

configuration.

Boot

For changing the system boot configuration.

Tools

For configuring options for special functions.

Exit

For selecting the exit options and loading default settings.

To select an item on the menu bar, press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted.

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