Contents

1.10 Connectors..................................................................................

1-26

1.10.1

Rear panel connectors..................................................

1-26

1.10.2

Internal connectors........................................................

1-28

Chapter 2: BIOS setup

2.1

Managing and updating your BIOS.............................................

2-2

 

2.1.1

ASUS Update utility.........................................................

2-2

 

2.1.2

Creating a bootable floppy disk.......................................

2-5

 

2.1.3

ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility...................................................

2-6

 

2.1.4

Updating the BIOS...........................................................

2-7

 

2.1.5

Saving the current BIOS file............................................

2-9

 

2.1.6

ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility.....................................

2-10

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

Legend bar....................................................................

2-13

 

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..............................................................

2-14

 

2.2.8

General help..................................................................

2-14

2.3

Main menu...................................................................................

2-15

 

2.3.1

System Time..................................................................

2-15

 

2.3.2

System Date..................................................................

2-15

 

2.3.3

Legacy Diskette A..........................................................

2-15

 

2.3.4

Primary and Secondary IDE Master/Slave....................

2-16

 

2.3.5

SATA 1/2........................................................................

2-18

 

2.3.6

HDD SMART Monitoring................................................

2-19

 

2.3.7

Installed Memory...........................................................

2-19

 

2.3.8

Usable Memory.............................................................

2-19

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