Asus P5RD2-VM Chapter 2:BIOS setup

Contents

1.10 Connectors .........................................................................		1-25
1.10.1	Rear panel connectors ..........................................	1-25
1.10.2	Internal connectors...............................................	1-26

Chapter 2: BIOS setup

2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ........................................			2-2
	2.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk ..............................		2-2
	2.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash utility...............................................		2-3
	2.1.3	AFUDOS utility ........................................................	2-4
	2.1.4 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility ................................		2-6
	2.1.5	ASUS Update utility ................................................	2-8
2.2	BIOS setup program............................................................		2-11
	2.2.1	BIOS menu screen .................................................	2-12
	2.2.2	Menu bar ...............................................................	2-12
	2.2.3	Navigation keys.....................................................	2-12
	2.2.4	Menu items ...........................................................	2-13
	2.2.5	Sub-menu items....................................................	2-13
	2.2.6	Configuration fields ...............................................	2-13
	2.2.7	Pop-up window......................................................	2-13
	2.2.8	Scroll bar...............................................................	2-13
	2.2.9	General help ..........................................................	2-13
2.3	Main menu...........................................................................		2-14
	2.3.1	System Time.........................................................	2-14
	2.3.2	System Date .........................................................	2-14
	2.3.3	Legacy Diskette A ...............................................	2-14
	2.3.4 Primary, Third and Fourth IDE Master/Slave .........		2-15
	2.3.5	System Information ..............................................	2-16
2.4	Advanced menu ..................................................................		2-17
	2.4.1	USB Configuration .................................................	2-17
	2.4.2	JumperFree Configuration.....................................	2-19
	2.4.3	CPU Configuration .................................................	2-21
	2.4.4	Chipset..................................................................	2-23
	2.4.5	Onboard Devices Configuration.............................	2-26
	2.4.6	PCI PnP..................................................................	2-27

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