Contents

2.4

Starting up for the first time......................................................................

2-40

2.5

Turning off the computer...........................................................................

2-40

Chapter 3:

BIOS setup

 

3.1

Knowing BIOS...............................................................................................

3-1

3.2

BIOS setup program.....................................................................................

3-1

 

3.2.1

EZ Mode........................................................................................

3-2

 

3.2.2

Advanced Mode.............................................................................

3-3

3.3

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

3-5

3.4

Ai Tweaker menu..........................................................................................

3-7

3.5

Advanced menu..........................................................................................

3-13

 

3.5.1

CPU Configuration.......................................................................

3-14

 

3.5.2

PCH Configuration.......................................................................

3-16

 

3.5.3

SATA Configuration......................................................................

3-17

 

3.5.4

System Agent Configuration........................................................

3-18

 

3.5.5

USB Configuration.......................................................................

3-19

 

3.5.6

Onboard Devices Configuration..................................................

3-20

 

3.5.7

APM.............................................................................................

3-22

 

3.5.8

Network Stack.............................................................................

3-23

3.6

Monitor menu..............................................................................................

3-24

3.7

Boot menu...................................................................................................

3-27

3.8

Tools menu..................................................................................................

3-29

 

3.8.1

ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility...............................................................

3-29

 

3.8.2.

ASUS O.C. Profile.......................................................................

3-29

 

3.8.3

ASUS SPD Information...............................................................

3-30

3.9

Exit menu....................................................................................................

3-31

3.10

Updating BIOS............................................................................................

3-32

 

3.10.1

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

3-32

 

3.10.2

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

3-35

 

3.10.3

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

3-36

 

3.10.4

ASUS BIOS Updater...................................................................

3-37

Chapter 4:

Software support

 

4.1

Installing an operating system....................................................................

4-1

4.2

Support DVD information............................................................................

4-1

 

4.2.1

Running the support DVD..............................................................

4-1

 

4.2.2

Obtaining the software manuals....................................................

4-2

 

4.2.3

Intel® SBA support.........................................................................

4-3

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